Unix System Engineer

Clearance Level

None

REQ#: RQ210633

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

The ITS-EPA IV Managed Application, Infrastructure, Networking, Enterprise, and Security Services (MAINES) – Task 2 Infrastructure group provides infrastructure support of EPA Unix, Windows, and VMware information systems on hardware located primarily in NC, DC, and Colorado, supplemental satellite data centers in multiple states, and tenants in Azure and AWS. The Unix Systems Engineer will work as a technical contributor in Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring, Vulnerability Mitigation, Patching, and Documentation

Additional Task Responsibilities:

Work on a Unix team supporting 600+ Unix/Linux servers
Assist in growing the Linux presence in AWS
Participate in 24x7 On-Call rotation and after hours support as required.
Read, modify, write, and debug scripts (shell, perl, python, etc.)
Install, configure, patch RHEL on a variety of physical and virtual platforms
Utilize Splunk for Log Review
Perform daily monitoring of servers and maintenance as needed
Analyze and develop technical documentation
Provide direct support to customers and stakeholders, manage support requests
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

5 Years Experience supporting RHEL/CentOS Systems
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA6/7/8) Certification
Intermediate ability with Satellite Server and Ansible Tower
Proven Experience with Linux Hosting in AWS
Experience in Vulnerability Mitigation / OS Hardening
Creation and configuration of file systems (NFS/CIFS)
Expert proficiency in Logical Volume Management
Significant Experience with an Enterprise Monitoring\Ticketing System
Demonstrated analytic problem-solving ability
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Time management and organizational aptitude
Ability to work independently

Additional Preferred qualifications but not required:

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE6/7/8)
Familiar with Oracle ODA Infrastructure (Nodes and VMs)
Experience with Terraform
Tier 1 VMware Administration
Experience with Oracle Linux
Resource in a NOC/SOC environment
Prior Work on a Government Contract

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $114,750 - $155,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
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