Cleared Onsite Linux Administrator (5647)
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What you'll do
- Position is onsite
- Working as directed by contractual guidance
What they're looking for
- Clearance Required: None; Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience
- Interest in working with and learning a wide variety of technologies. Our team works with DevOps technologies, systems automation, configuration management, Linux container technologies (Kubernetes, GitOps workflows), CI/CD pipelines, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and more.
- Linux systems management and analysis experience (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
- Comfortable administering virtualized environments with VMware vSphere VMs, containers, or similar.
- Experience administering systems in a large-scale setting.
- Excellent customer facing skills and the calm professional demeanor necessary to bolster customer confidence when stress is highest.
- Strong analysis and troubleshooting skills and experience.
Nice to have
- 3+ Years of technical experience.
- Perform basic administration tasks and initial troubleshooting of different Linux distributions.
- Knowledge of the most common OS logs used for troubleshooting problems.
- Troubleshooting of disk space issues and knowledge of the administrative tasks required to address these problems.
- High level understanding of security in Linux (filesystem permissions, etc), may have experience managing users and groups.
- Troubleshooting of booting issues and how to manage services in Linux (SystemV and or SystemD).
- Basic backup and restore concepts (desktops/laptops).
- Have experience installing software using the different package managers.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
SMX is seeking a driven and talented Linux Engineer to join our thriving Cloud Business Unit department and work with some of the best Architects, Engineers, and Operators in the market. This individual will bring a passion for technology, a strong technical skill set, and an ability to deploy, employ, operate, and sustain Production-ready solutions, software and tools for our customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Position is onsite
- Working as directed by contractual guidance
Required Skills and Experience:
- Clearance Required: None; Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience
- Interest in working with and learning a wide variety of technologies. Our team works with DevOps technologies, systems automation, configuration management, Linux container technologies (Kubernetes, GitOps workflows), CI/CD pipelines, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and more.
- Linux systems management and analysis experience (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
- Comfortable administering virtualized environments with VMware vSphere VMs, containers, or similar.
- Experience administering systems in a large-scale setting.
- Excellent customer facing skills and the calm professional demeanor necessary to bolster customer confidence when stress is highest.
- Strong analysis and troubleshooting skills and experience.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- 3+ Years of technical experience.
- Perform basic administration tasks and initial troubleshooting of different Linux distributions.
- Knowledge of the most common OS logs used for troubleshooting problems.
- Troubleshooting of disk space issues and knowledge of the administrative tasks required to address these problems.
- High level understanding of security in Linux (filesystem permissions, etc), may have experience managing users and groups.
- Troubleshooting of booting issues and how to manage services in Linux (SystemV and or SystemD).
- Basic backup and restore concepts (desktops/laptops).
- Have experience installing software using the different package managers.
- Basic understanding of applications such as Apache, NginX, MySQL, etc.
- Troubleshoot performance issues in a single domain using common OS tools such as top, sar and free.
The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.
At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.
We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.
SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.
Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.
SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
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