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Ubuntu RedHat System Administrator
Clearance Requirement : Secret
Aquila is seeking a Systems Administrator to contribute to one of this country's premier defense research organizations. As a part of our team, a successful candidate can make a significant, positive impact within a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team are strongly encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities :
- Provide systems administration, technical support, and end-user help desk support
- Deploy day-to-day imaging of systems per defined specifications
- Conduct patching and configuration management using tools such as Puppet, Ansible, and Red Hat Satellite
- Manage file systems, partitions, and other system reconfiguration and resource changes using LVM and disk utilities
- Support system backups
- Provide advanced technical support for customer environments and services
- Provide tier 2 and 3 supports for customer-reported issues and requests.
- Update, review and create customer documentation
- Execute Automation processes for Infrastructure setup (and maintaining processes)
- Setting up continuous build (CI / CD) environments to speed up software development and deployment.
- Collaborate with team to support the desktop users enterprise infrastructure and IT equipment
- Support Sr. System Administrator staff as needed with the development of automated methods for setting up and maintaining system configurations for customized configuration management, automation, and maintenance of Linux systems.
- Maintain and update documentation including standard operating procedures network drawings and configuration documentation
- Support software development teams in the installation maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of a variety of development tools (version control, integrated development environments, continuous integration tools, and collaboration tools) development libraries kernels, and hardware drivers.
Required Skills :
Strong knowledge of Red Hat / CentOS variants of Linux to include system administration user management, security hardening, backup procedures, disk and file management, software, and kernel compilation and installation, and system troubleshootingProven ability to quickly and effectively learn new technologiesStrong teamwork experience self-motivated and organized.Strong interpersonal and communication skillsStrong knowledge of Microsoft Windows desktop and server administrationPreferred Skills :
Working knowledge of Windows and Mac desktop administrationExperience with tools for system imaging, system configuration, configuration management, and security auditingExperience with enterprise-grade networking virtualization storage and or backupsQualifications and Background :
AS / BS or equivalent in related technical discipline.At least 5 years of applicable experience in a professional IT enterprise environmentMust be a U.S. citizenMust be willing to undergo an extensive background investigationMay be required to hold and maintain a government security clearanceBenefits and Perks :
Aquila team members experience the opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, customer-focused, and technically innovative work environment. Aquila strives to deliver the best of the best in technical services to our customers. Candidates that possess a love for technical challenges, a desire to constantly learn, and the desire to establish themselves as critical players within a team will enjoy calling Aquila Technology home.
Our Perks Include :
PTO - 15 days (vacation / sick) 10 paid holidays - 6 standard (New Year’s, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) - 4 floating holidays prorated based on your day of hire1.5 paid days, or 12 hours, for approved volunteer work1 week of paid maternity / paternity LOA after 1 year of Full-time employmentTuition & Training Reimbursement - 5K annually for pre-approved, job-related tuition, certification, or professional conferences401K with Fidelity 100% immediate vesting; Plan eligibility begins 90 days following the date of hire. Aquila matches 100% the first 3%, then 50% on the next 2%. It ends up calculating to be total 4%, company matches when an employee at least contributes at 5%.Cell Phone & Internet Reimbursed up to $150 monthly to cover cell phone, data, and home internet expenses.Buy Your Own Device (BYOD) Allowance Reimbursed up to $1500 for the purchase of a qualified technology device. Eligible after 90 days of employment, and benefit renews every three years.Travel : None
Telecommute : Primarily on site