Linux System Administrator III

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Linux System Administrator III to support the IT program at a major national laboratory. This is a System Administrator III position within the Enterprise IT Platforms and Solutions. The organization provides modern platforms for the lab's Enterprise IT: container orchestration, virtualization, Linux configuration and patch management, infrastructure as code, and Linux and Windows server systems. We design and operate technologies and processes to ensure IT systems are reliable, consistent, and secure throughout the lifecycle of the system.

• Deploy and maintain production Linux operating systems in accordance with established IT policies and guidelines for items such as security, networks and filesystems.
• Coordinate and perform installations and upgrades to layered software packages.
• Continually monitor and tune multiple systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
• Work with Enterprise IT Configuration Management automation tools/approaches

• BA/BS in IT Related field plus 2 years of IT experience
• In lieu of a degree, additional relevant experience may be applicable
• U.S. Citizenship is required per contract to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q clearance.
• Experience in Unix/Linux system administration
• Experience in Linux Web Cluster administration
• Experience in Apache, Ngnix, haproxy
• Experience in Ansible for automation of provisioning and configuration of Linux services
• Working knowledge of authentication methodologies such as Kerberos, PAM, and LDAP
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, FTP, SSH, and other common Internet protocols
• Familiarity or experience with virtualized systems (such as KVM, ESX) and containers
• Knowledge of CLI, scripting (Bash, Python), and searching/parsing log files
• Experience with solving practical problems and system analysis of the iT infrastructures
• Experience in effectively prioritizing and executing tasks in a constantly changing environment
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment

Desired:

• Strong networking background
• User and group management
• Process management

About Us: 

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.