Equiliem

Linux Systems Administrator

Equiliem Lexington, MA

Our client has an immediate opening for a Linux Systems Administrator with some Solaris experience.

This position is Hybrid in Lexington, MA - candidates will be onsite 2-3x a week.

ACTIVE Secret Security clearance, or above, is required

  • Domains: IT Infrastructure, Networking, system architecture design, system configuration management, system troubleshooting
  • Responsible for management, administration, and support of all MIT/LL IT systems’ infrastructure in Group.
  • Responsible for configuring and maintaining (physical and virtual) servers and researcher workstations in a secure RMF compliant and documented manor.
  • Support additional technologies as they are adopted by the Laboratory.
  • Responsible for vulnerability remediation on secure and unclassified Laboratory systems. Addressing Cat 1, 2, 3 issues in a timely manner
  • Recognizing and troubleshooting issues with developer’s machines as they occur across a variety of Operating Systems. Windows, Linux, Solaris, etc.
  • Perform all related duties as assigned.

Required Technical Skills

  • Operating Systems: Red hat Enterprise Linux, Solaris and VMware
  • Hardware: Dell
  • Software/applications: RedHat IDM, McAfee; Enterprise Central Logging, LDAP, Splunk, NetApp, VMware vCenter/ESXI/vSAN, Github, ACAS
  • Networking applications and protocols: TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, NTP, SSH
  • Programming Languages: Ansible, Shell Scripting, PowerShell.
  • Skilled at centralized authentication (SSSD, IDM, Active Directory) and centralized sudo administration via IDM

Preferred Technical Skills

  • Linux Realtime Kernel support experience is a bonus
  • Juniper and/or Cisco experience is a plus
  • Python/PyPI experience is a plus
  • Docker and/or Podman is a plus

Non-Technical Skills

  • Candidates must be, team oriented, enthusiastic, innovative and motivated self-starters able to work independently, or with a group, to achieve program requirements.
  • Candidates must possess strong oral and written communications skills, and must be able to present findings/results to internal and external organizations.
  • Adhere to Laboratory policies and procedures
  • Ability to work with researchers to troubleshoot diverse and custom written applications in a secure environment.

Applicable Education And Professional Accreditation

  • Degree in one of the following disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a related technical discipline
  • Certification(s) in one or more of the following disciplines: Solaris administration, Red Hat, VMWare, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); CompTIA Security+; Linux Professional Institute Certification
  • Any prior military experience is a plus.
  • Seniority level

    Entry level
  • Employment type

    Contract
  • Job function

    Information Technology
  • Industries

    Staffing and Recruiting

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