Linux Server Engineer, Senior

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Linux System Administrator in support of internal IT Infrastructure. The Linux System Administrator will enhance their skill set among a talented and technically accomplished group of colleagues. The individual will maintain, manage, and deploy Linux systems in compliance with company standards. This position is remote.

HOW A SYSTEMS ENGINEER SR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system problems.

• Maintains the integrity and security of servers and systems.

• Evaluate and assess server security compliance and employ mitigations.

• Support all Security and SOX compliance configurations.

• Plans and directs upgrades of operating systems, patches, and systems enhancements.

• Sets up end user and service accounts.

• Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products.

• Oracle and Azure Cloud server build/maintenance.

• Prepares and maintains documentation for processes and procedures related to engineering projects

• Provides guidance and work leadership to less experienced administrators, and end users as required.

• Participates in special projects as required.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science plus 5 yrs of related experience; OR 8+ years of related experience in lieu of Bachelor's

US Person

Required Technical Skills

• Demonstrated Operations experience with Linux platform (i.e. RHEL, Oracle Enterprise) including administration, management, performance monitoring and troubleshooting

• Experience with CLOUD platforms (e.g. Azure, OCI)

• Experience with patching, Repo servers and maintaining server builds

• Experience with backup systems and snapshots

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware/software issues, restore the environment to an operational state with minimal downtime, perform root cause analysis and provide a forward leaning mitigation strategy

• Ability to create/maintain/troubleshoot basic Linux scripts.

Desired Technical Skills:

• Oracle, Linux or Redhat Certification

• Understanding of proactive monitoring concepts

• Ability to to make recommendations to improve our Linux environment

• Experience with VMware virtual environment.

• Experience with CLOUD platforms (e.g. Azure, OCI)