Linux Systems Administrator

Amentum - Albuquerque, NM

Full-time - Mid Level

Albuquerque, NM

5,001-10,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Amentum is currently seeking a Senior Linux Administrator to support an IT Managed Services program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The overall program includes a 500+ workforce performing Enterprise IT support, Service Desk, and Telecommunications support across multiple facilities and locations, for classified and unclassified telecommunications and information technology (IT) systems. You will be a part of a team that provides computing capabilities and in-depth support for scientific and engineering applications. The team builds and maintains user environments, delivers subject matter expert support, and application-level software and tools to the scientific and engineering communities. As a member of the team, you will perform Linux Administration duties, support incident escalations requiring considerable judgement and initiative to resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications. You will work with vendors or external partners to diagnose and resolve issues, maintain systems by applying operating system or application patches, install new or replace hardware, and create/apply configuration changes to improve or restore system performance. Additionally, you will develop instructions/procedures for System Administrators I & II, create scripts to aid with daily monitoring, maintenance, and repair of supported systems, monitor systems and perform hardware troubleshooting, tracking, resolution, and routine maintenance and security updates, conduct Quality Assurance checks, and perform system capacity analysis and planning. You will also assist users in accessing and using business systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform Linux Administration duties
• Support incident escalations requiring considerable judgement and initiative to resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications
• Work with vendors or external partners to diagnose and resolve issues
• Maintain systems by applying operating system or application patches, install new or replace hardware, create/apply configuration changes to improve or restore system performance
• Develop instructions/procedures for System Administrators I & II
• Create scripts to aid with daily monitoring, maintenance, and repair of supported systems
• Monitor systems and perform hardware troubleshooting, tracking, resolution, and routine maintenance and security updates
• Conduct Quality Assurance checks
• Perform system capacity analysis and planning
• Assist users in accessing and using business systems

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience OR an Associate's degree and 5 years of experience OR a High School degree and 8 years of experience OR equivalent
• Must be able to obtain a DOE Q (TOP SECRET) clearance; US Citizenship is required to obtain a TOP SECRET (TS) or DOE Q Clearance
• Experience with Linux (RedHat or Ubuntu) and capable of OS installation, network configuration, and package/patch management
• Experience with creating, running, and managing Ansible playbooks
• Proven track record of problem solving using strong critical thinking, analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to research and solve complex issues independently
• Working knowledge and experience with bash shell scripting and other languages (Python, Perl, or Ruby)
• Experience in another IT field, such as Storage, Networking, Databases, or Cyber Security
• Ability to work seamlessly within a team as an active contributor
• Strong verbal and written customer service and communications skills
• Knowledge of, and desire to follow IT Operations best practices and procedures such as issue management and incident response
• Familiar with information security best practices

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• 401K Plan with 3% matching
• Vacation & Paid Time Off including some flex days and holidays