Sr. Enterprise Linux Administrator with Security Clearance

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Job description

Alpha Omega Integration LLC is an award-winning Federal IT Solutions provider. Since its inception in September 2016, we have grown from a start-up to a $100m/year business. Alpha Omega's growth stems from our mission focus: to make the US Government the best in the world. We achieve that via advanced capabilities in the areas of Design & Product Management, DevSecOps & Cloud Engineering, Intelligent Automation, and Cybersecurity. Our consistent growth has fostered a series of accolades including Inc. 5000 and Washington Technology's Fast 50 awards for five consecutive years, Virginia Business Best Places to Work ten years in a row, and Maryland Technology Council's 2022 Government Contract of the Year over $50 Million Dollars award, to name a few. We are seeking passionate federal IT professionals to join our team. Come support our nation's government agencies and make a difference! Why Us? We have H.E.A.R.T.! Alpha Omega's Core Values - (H) harmony, (E) engagement, (A) accountability, (R) resourcefulness, and (T) tenacity- collectively are an acrostic reminder of the values that guide the work we do. We foster a culture that recognizes and rewards hard work. Our H.E.A.R.T. program invites colleagues and managers from across the organization to recognize each other for living out our core values. Spotlighted employees enjoy a detailed nomination about their core-values-aligned actions which are then shared with their manager. Beyond peer-to-peer recognition, awarded employees also receive a $250 bonus in their paychecks. Each quarter, the H.E.A.R.T. award commitment will identify one exceptional employee to receive the $10,000 H.E.A.R.T. bonus. Ready to embark on a rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling career in the Federal IT Solutions space? Come grow with us! Job Title: Sr. Enterprise Linux Administrator Work Location: Onsite - Asheville, NC; Clearance Required: Public Trust (US Citizenship required) Job Summary: We are actively seeking a System Administrator to join our current team on an active project supporting a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) IT Support Services contract. The AOI team provides data center management and consolidation, cloud migration, and associated IT services. The Systems Administrator will be responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring the infrastructure; also, to collaborate with other team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes. You will become an integral part of a close-knit team, making every problem of the platform a problem of your own, and solving them accordingly. Also innovating to come up with infrastructure improvements. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Responsible for architecting and designing and building new systems
Manage and maintain Infrastructure with Ansible Codebase. Contribute to ongoing platform within IaC approach
Communicate to IT leadership and our Business partners regarding production issues
Identify and implement methods to measure, monitor and report on SLAs and team productivity metrics
Participate in Incident, Problem, and Change ticket management
Automates routine processes and identifies and installs tools to improve daily operations
Implementation of preventative measures to ensure application reliability, availability, and uptime Required Skills/Experience: Hands on exposure to evaluating and implementing new tools, automation and integration is a must
Demonstrated knowledge and working experience in both Linux (RHEL/CentOS 7.x+) and container technology
Linux administration in Virtualized environments (KVM, RHV-Ovirt) Strong scripting experience. Bash, Python or Go preferred
Experience in configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef
Experience with web servers Tomcat, Apache or Nginx. Familiarity with web-based technologies, including but not limited to, reverse proxy servers, SSL certificate configuration.
Storage knowledge and experience with filesystems configuration along with Logical Volume Manage (LVM) strong knowledge of NFS and/or Ceph
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Takes ownership of assignments, working with minimal direct supervision
Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written correspondence) in a professional and courteous manner with technical and non-technical personnel
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and facilitation skills Required Education: High School diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor's degree, with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science, preferred Preferred Skills/Experience: Exposure to Jenkins, Gitlab runners, Grafana, Elasticsearch and Prometheus
Experience with cloud infrastructures, AWS or other cloud providers Preferred Certifications: RedHat Certified System Administrator and similar
AWS certifications Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is committed to the development of a creative, diverse, and inclusive work environment. In accordance with the law and our organizational values, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status)". Final hiring decisions at Alpha Omega will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA, women, people over 40, and differently-abled folks are strongly encouraged to apply.

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