Sr. Systems Administrator - Linux with Security Clearance

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Job description

Sr. Systems Administrator Clearance Requirement: Secret Aquila is seeking a Sr. 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 troubleshooting Proven ability to quickly and effectively learn new technologies Strong teamwork experience self-motivated and organized. Strong interpersonal and communication skills Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows desktop and server administration Preferred Skills: Working knowledge of Windows and Mac desktop administration Experience with tools for system imaging, system configuration, configuration management, and security auditing Experience with enterprise-grade networking virtualization storage and or backups Qualifications and Background: AS/BS or equivalent in related technical discipline. At least 5 years of applicable experience in a professional IT enterprise environment Must be a U.S. citizen Must be willing to undergo an extensive background investigation May be required to hold and maintain a government security clearance Travel: None Location: Cambridge, MA

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