Senior Linux System Administrator

End Client: State of North Carolina

Job Title: Senior Linux System Administrator

Duration: 06+ Months

Start Date: ASAP

Location: 79 TW Alexander Drive, Durham, NC, 27709 (Hybrid)

Position Type: Contract

Interview Type: Either Webcam Interview or In Person Interview

Ceipal Id: SNC_LINU338_VH

Requirement Id: NC Fast Senior Linux System Administrator (730338)

Department: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) – NCFAST

Project: NC FAST O&M

Short Description

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) requires the assistance of Linux (RedHat) administrator(s) for the implementation and operational support of (NC FAST) Applications on AWS/Hybrid cloud.

Responsibilities

• The primary role is to install and configure the Linux operating system as well as manage and maintain Linux-based systems on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.
• The position will be responsible for the deployment, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and more.
• It will also be responsible for System maintenance by reviewing error logs, system backups, monitoring system performance to prevent slowdowns and disruptions, License deployments and setup, may include setting up a Linux Satellite server and deployment manager, and providing any needed technical support.
• This position will provide hands-on technical support for system security monitoring and optimizing the performance of these systems, as well as troubleshooting and resolving any issues that may arise.
• Additionally, this resource may be responsible for managing and maintaining other related technologies such as DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IPAM).
• Strong knowledge of Linux administration, AWS, and networking are required for this role.
• This position is required to be on call for evenings and weekends to meet business needs.
  
  

Required/Highly Desired Skills

• Strong experience with Linux administration experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHEL (Required 7 Years)
• Strong Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting Linux systems and applications (Required 7 Years)
• Experience with Linux OS Patch (including taking snapshots of instances before applying updates), upgrade (Required 7 Years)
• Strong experience with Image Management using Redhat Image (Required 3 Years)
• Proficient with network tools such as Firewall, Linux IPVS, HAProxy, etc (Required 3 Years)
• Experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining services such as Bind, Apache, nginx, MYsql etc (Required 2 Years)
• Strong experience with Cookie Security, Web Browser Security, Server side encryptions, Data Encryption at Rest and Key management. (Required 3 Years)
• Hands-on experience in performance monitoring enablement to manage the Scaling up and down of the environments. (Required 3 Years)
• Strong scripting skills, specifically in Bash or Python. (Required 5 Years)
• Experience in user account management for large organization. (Required 5 Years)
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS) like EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, SSM and EBS. (Highly Desired)
• Good understanding of networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, and routing. (Highly Desired)
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Cloudformation, Puppet, or Chef. (Highly Desired)
• Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) will be considered an advantage. (Required)
  
  

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