BT-230 – Principal Linux Systems Administrator Location: McLean, VA (fully on-site, no remote option)
**MUST HAVE A POLY CLEARANCE TO APPLY. Those without a Poly clearance will not be considered.**
Bespoke Technologies has an immediate need for a SME/Senior Linux Systems Administrator. The work is comprised of Linux (95%), Windows (5%), virtualization, storage, network, HW, and data center engineers that work as a team and offers rewarding opportunities to think outside the box in order to deliver innovative and sustainable IT environments. The system administrators work both independently and as a member of an integrated product team supporting a wide variety of basic and complex computing and network configurations and must have proven Linux experience.
The on-site system administrator will support the installation, configuration, maintenance, failure analysis and recovery, performance monitoring, data storage management, and security management of the data center environment. The system administrator will have experience in at least one, preferably two, scripting languages (Shell, Perl, PowerShell, Python, etc.) and shall have proven experience administering Linux operating systems in the conduct of their duties. The right candidate will have proven experience in problem solving.
Specific duties and responsibilities of the Senior Linux Systems Administrator may include, but are not limited to:
Architecting, deploying, and managing large Linux networked environments including deployment and configuration
Installing, configuring, updating and removing system and application software
Hardening Linux server installations
Installing, configuring, updating and removing system hardware (servers, workstations, transceivers, network interface cards)
Configuring NFS, SAMBA, and SAN
Monitoring and allocating system resources (CPU, memory, and storage space)
Proven experience creating, implementing, and maintaining scripts for process automation, infrastructure monitoring, and proactive reporting
Auditing system log files, to include compliance audits
Diagnosing and troubleshooting hardware and software problems
Documenting hardware and software configurations, maintenance history, and backup history
Implementing up-to-date system policies and procedures
Updating/patching system operating systems
Proven experience in all aspects of managing large Linux environments including the use of configuration management tools like Puppet and Ansible for centralized management and configuration of systems to enforce security controls
Ability to utilize analysis tools to resolve complex network, systems, and application performance problems
Responding to inquiries concerning all aspects of computer and network operations
Creating and managing user/group accounts (ex: Active Directory (AD)