Secret, Linux System Administrator
- Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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Job details
- Experience
- 4-7 years of Systems Administration and/or Systems Engineering experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Description
A defense client is seeking a Linux System Admin to support secure, mission-critical infrastructure within a classified environment. This individual will administer and optimize Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, implement infrastructure automation through tools such as Ansible, perform system hardening and STIG compliance activities, and support the deployment and maintenance of secure computing environments. Responsibilities include monitoring system health, installing and maintaining monitoring agents, troubleshooting infrastructure issues, managing system configurations, and ensuring systems meet strict cybersecurity, availability, and resilience requirements.
Skills and Requirements
Active Secret or TS/SCI Clearance 4-7 years of Systems Administration and/or Systems Engineering experience Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration Experience hardening systems and applying STIGs System monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization Security+ CE, CCNA Security, or higher certification Experience with virtualization technologies Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions Previous DoD and/or Intelligence Community (IC) experience AWS administration experience (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, RDS, CloudWatch, Lambda) Terraform, CloudFormation, and/or Ansible AWS AMI creation, security, and maintenance CI/CD pipeline experience Build automation and automated testing frameworks
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