We are seeking a Sr. Linux Systems Administrator to apply current technologies to the design, development, evaluation and integration of computer information systems and networks to maintain system security.

Eligibility:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have an active SECRET clearance and be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment.
• Must have 6-8+ years of directly relevant experience.

• Work with commercial computer product vendors in the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art secure COTS applications, operating systems, networks and database products and technology.
• Provide security engineering and integration services to internal customers.
• Involvement in a wide range of issues including secure architectures, secure electronic data traffic, network security, information security and privacy.
• Develop security systems for any manual or automated systems environments.
• Responsible for ensuring the protection of company data against unauthorized disclosure, accidental or intentional loss of data, or unauthorized modification.

• Knowledge of Red Hat version 6 or 7 (rhel6/rhel7) with the ability to engineer, install, administer and maintain
• Highly skilled in Linux-related scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.)
• Proficiency with configuration management using Ansible or Puppet
• Experience analyzing and evaluating the security of new and existing IT systems and the procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction.
• Kernel infrastructure understanding in a Linux environment
• Experience analyzing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of Information technology and security controls that are in place
• Knowledge and understanding of operating systems, networks and services
• Experience evaluating security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information
• Manage changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes

• Experience with Apache webserver configuration and management
• Management, deployment and troubleshooting of Java and Tomcat applications
• Experience and/or familiarity with the following network protection devices: Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), log analysis, malware analysis, network traffic flow and packet analysis
• Familiarity with Apache/TomCat/NGINX Satellite Server, Nagios, Kerberos/LDAP, SSL, IDM/Free, IPA, Sourcefire, Puppet