Linux System Administrator

Job ID 2415948

Location REMOTE WORK, DC, US

Date Posted 2024-12-13

Category Information Technology

Subcategory Sys Administrator

Schedule Full-time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None

Potential for Remote Work No

Description

SAIC is seeking a qualified Linux Systems Administrator for a FULL REMOTE position supporting a new US Coast Guard program, AFMS (Air Force Modeling & Simulation).

AFMS is the premier agency responsible for implementation, integration, and development of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and training and analysis standards that support the US Air Force (USAF), Department of Defense (DoD), and mission partners requiring these capabilities to support the Warfighter in full-spectrum operations.

Job Description

• Provide direct Red Hat Enterprise (RHEL) and Linux systems engineering, administration and maintenance support to the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environment
• Collaborate using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for use of AWS native services
• Discover and resolve issues with RHEL/Linux servers in virtual environment
• Design new capabilities and enhancements (to include Cloud Migration and Analytics design and development) and create efficiencies within the AWS environments
• Experience working with administrator and service accounts and troubleshooting issues
• Creates/updates and maintains system documentation, interacts with users and evaluates vendor products
• Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Document
• Report findings to management with recommendations for resolutions
• Provide technical assistance and training to users
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 3, Associate's and 7 or 9 yrs relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• At the time of hire, possess DoD 8570 certification in IAT Level II certification or above (CompTIA Security+ CE, CASP+ CE, CISSP, etc.)
• Must be US Citizen and currently possess a Secret Clearance
• Experience with Agile / Scrum.
• Strong Experience planning, building, integrating and maintaining RHEL/Linux system
• Experience with Ansible automation technology
• Experience supporting USAF software development projects
• In-depth understanding of, and experience with, deployments of various systems to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Familiar with CI/CD pipeline concepts
• Strong Experience patching/OS management through scripting
• All aspects of the environment and deployment must also be documented for support and future implementations
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• AWS Associate Certifications
• Experience supporting software migration efforts
• Experience in an MSP or other IT company
• Working Knowledge of programming languages, Ruby & YAML
  
  

Target salary range $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.