Senior Linux Administrator

GovCIO
San Antonio
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Technical leadership","Troubleshooting","Root-cause analysis","Documentation","Communication"]

Serve as the primary technical owner for enterprise Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems supporting the 616th Operations Center. You will administer, secure, automate, and optimize RHEL servers in a VMware vSphere/vCenter environment, including patching, lifecycle activities, and DISA STIG compliance. Lead Red Hat Satellite administration, troubleshoot complex OS and application issues (including Elastic Stack), and develop Bash and automation scripts with strong documentation and escalation ownership.

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GovCIO
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Senior Linux Administrator

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Job Summary

Serve as the primary technical owner for enterprise Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems supporting the 616th Operations Center. You will administer, secure, automate, and optimize RHEL servers in a VMware vSphere/vCenter environment, including patching, lifecycle activities, and DISA STIG compliance. Lead Red Hat Satellite administration, troubleshoot complex OS and application issues (including Elastic Stack), and develop Bash and automation scripts with strong documentation and escalation ownership.
Location: San Antonio
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the primary technical owner for enterprise RHEL systems, including install, configure, maintain, patch, upgrade, troubleshoot, secure, and optimize servers and supporting infrastructure.
  • •Administer Red Hat Satellite for registration, content management, repositories, lifecycle environments, and patching/provisioning/configuration management.
  • •Plan and execute Linux OS lifecycle activities such as provisioning, upgrades, migrations, patching, vulnerability remediation, and decommissioning with DISA STIG compliance.
  • •Develop and maintain Bash scripts for automation of administration, security, patching, monitoring, compliance, and maintenance; apply configuration management and infrastructure automation capabilities.
  • •Coordinate troubleshooting and corrective actions across OS and application boundaries (including VMware-hosted Linux VMs and Elastic Stack services), perform root-cause analysis, and maintain documentation/SOPs.

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of hands-on enterprise Linux systems administration experience, including substantial recent experience administering RHEL in production environments.
  • •Demonstrated experience serving as a senior administrator, technical lead, primary escalation resource, or technical owner for production Linux systems.
  • •Ability to independently administer and troubleshoot Linux systems from the command line without reliance on a graphical user interface.
  • •Demonstrated hands-on administration of Red Hat Satellite, including host registration, repositories/Content Views, Lifecycle Environments, Activation Keys, synchronization, and troubleshooting.
  • •Clearance required: TS/SCI with NATO Secret; and DoD 8140 – 451 System Administrator IT (Cyberspace) certification(s) or affiliated training per the DoD 8140 matrix.
Experience:7+ years
Education:High School
Skills:Technical leadershipTroubleshootingRoot-cause analysisDocumentationCommunication
Certifications:DoD 8140-451 System Administrator IT (Cyberspace)Cloud+ (CompTIA Cloud+)GICSP (Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional)GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials Certification)Security+ (CompTIA Security+)SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner)
Tech Stack:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)Red Hat SatelliteHammer CLIVMware vSphereVMware vCenterVMware/Open VM ToolsDISA STIGBashAnsibleSaltStackPuppetChefSELinuxFirewalldSSHSudoPAMSystemdJournaldCron

Eligibility

Security Clearance:TS/SCINATO Secret

Company Brief

GovCIO
Provides IT modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, and managed services to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering technology solutions and mission support to improve government operations and security.
Industry: Professional Services
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Herndon, United States
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