Red Hat / Linux Administrator

Job Summary Amentum is seeking a Red Hat / Linux Administrator to support Joint Staff in Suffolk, VA. Job Responsibilities: Participate in system build and administration activities in both a physical and a VMWare virtualization environment Participate in the management of Rancher managed Kubernetes clusters Responsible for maintaining and administering the Joint Staff J7 environment using Ansible and other automation tools Ability to configure and manage operating systems, patch, update, and deploy services in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 8 Account administration and automation of server local accounts and LDAP/AD Provide support for applications used to monitor and manage systems and services to ensure reliability and stability Documentation of systems and processes Participate in hardware and systems design process Troubleshoot issues in production, test, and development environments Work incoming trouble tickets and requests Participate in an after-hours on call rotation Some occasional shift work is required Minimum Requirements Education: Technical Training in a relevant Information Technology technical field Eight (8) years of practical experience with Information Technology to include two of the following areas: IT network implementation, IT network operations, IA concepts and implementation, operating systems, Enterprise operations, Enterprise incident management or problem resolution; Experience may be achieved simultaneously DoD 8570.01M IAT Level II compliant Baseline Certification Excellent communications and analytical skills; working knowledge of computer systems and integrated software application programs Active DoD secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance Preferred Qualifications Experience in Centrify Server Suite, OpenIPA, or SSSD Solid understanding of Linux operating system and hardware architectures (RHEL7/8, NetApp, HP and Dell hardware) Good understanding of virtual platforms (VMware, VDI, RDS) Expert on troubleshooting Unix/Linux system issues Working knowledge of Red Hat Satellite, Ansible, and scripting Storage Area Network (SAN), Brocade, Fiber Channel, NetApp, replication and backup solutions experience Expert at system security best practices and DISA SRG’s/STIG’s Experience in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems such as Windows Server 2019/2022 and Windows 10/11 and interoperability with Red Hat Problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure in a rapid paced, customer facing, 24/7 production environment Technical knowledge of common network protocol/services, hardware devices, and systems components Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrated self-starter that works assigned projects to completion DevSecOps/GitOps/Rancher or Docker experience Experience with Modeling and Simulation tools such as: JCATS, JLOD, JAWS, JSPA, JTLS, LOTS