Linux Systems Admin - Active Top Secret required

Linux Systems Administrator – Active Top Secret Required

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a LINUX SYSTEMS Administrator with GDIT. A career in systems administration means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. Your work in the integration of Linux resources into a primary Windows Infrastructure across all domains will help our clients overcome evolving demands and missions. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Linux Systems Administrator, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Linux Systems Administrator joining our team to bring professionalism and initiative to a fast-paced environment that offers extensive options for training, certification, and career advancement. When we succeed, you succeed and together our best becomes better

HOW A LINUX SYSTEMS ADMNINISTATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Developing and maintaining documentation such as SOPs on existing and new applications.

• Maintaining and troubleshoot Linux systems on a day-to-day basis.

• Ensuring system lifecycles are performed (e.g. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS -> 20.04 LTS and so on with OS upgrades).

• Providing administrative access based on group security, applied with least privilege and other permission access management techniques.

• Ensuring system lifecycles are performed (e.g. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS -> 20.04 LTS and so on with OS upgrades).

• Ensuring patches are maintained across a diverse Linux environment (e.g. Ubuntu, RHEL7/8, CentOS, etc.) in a heavily automated manner, where possible.

• Ensuring that already-provisioned Linux systems are kept in compliance with baseline requirements & ever-changing enterprise policy (e.g. equivalent to Group Policy in the Windows realm for ongoing compliance updates).

• Developing an operating system lifecycle plan with integration of DoD STIGs and other recommended security standards.

• Integrating Linux systems with other enterprise tooling (e.g. ACAS, Splunk, SolarWinds, Backup systems, etc.).

• Monitoring all solutions integrated via a centralized alerting system (Solarwinds).

• Certifying log management and forwarding to a single repository (Splunk).

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: BA/BS or equivalent

• Required Experience: 8+ years of relevant experience supporting projects of similar size, scope and complexity

• Required Technical Skills: DoD 8140 compliance required. (CompTIA Security+)

• Security Clearance Level: Active Top Secret (must have a T5 or T5R within the last 5 years)

• Required Skills and Abilities: Highly motivated, self-starter with great communications skills; effective problem solver; able to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.

• Location: Washington, District of Columbia; limited telework may be available

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays