Red Hat Enterprise Linux Engineer

DOJ's Unix Services team provides a Platform as Service (PaaS) hosting environment for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and some AIX, customers. RHEL VMWare virtual and physical Linux systems run in the Cloud (Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, or IBM Softlayer) and in DOJ supported data centers.

Requirements:

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Must possess active Top Secret National Security Clearance

This position is currently hybrid, reports up to 3 days per week to a client location in Merrifield, VA.

Qualifications and Experience :

Master's Degree with 8+ years' experience or Bachelor's degree and 10+ years' experience

One or more related certifications preferred

Expertise with RHEL version 7 and above

Expertise with RHEL Satellite Server and Ansible

Expertise using RHEL administration and monitoring tools such as top, nmon, vmstat, sar, ps, syslog-ng, etc.

Expertise in patching, Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), and continuous monitoring

Experience with RHEL Resilient Storage

Experience with network monitoring and connectivity tools (e.g., wireshark, sysstat, nmap, tcpdump, traceroute, etc.)

Usable knowledge of networking and networking architecture

Strong troubleshooting abilities and Root Cause Analysis for any system

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently and prioritize critical tasks

Support on a M-F business hours schedule in the US Eastern time zone

Extended hour, weekend, and on-call support as required by mission or emergencies

Familiarity with the following is a plus:

Experience with VMWare

Experience with J2EE (Java Enterprise Edition) and Java Applications

Experience with Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Database Servers

ITIL or ISO training and/or certification

Past experience with the Department of Justice

Experience with using ITSM for ticketing and change management (ServiceNow specifically)

Responsibilities:

Create and maintain documentation of all platform service processes, procedures, and artifacts

Build, configure, upgrade, maintain, secure, decommission, and otherwise maintain a RHEL server infrastructure

Plan installation, configuration, and testing storage subsystems (i.e., Network File System (NFS), Storage Area Networks (SANs))

Perform systems operation support, to include system monitoring, patching, backup, restore, troubleshooting, performance tuning, vulnerability remediation, and other related administrative duties

Support the design, build, and testing of application upgrades

Participate in disaster recovery (DR) planning and execution in support of customer requirements

Support data center consolidation efforts

Provide expertise and assistance in migrations to managed service(s)

Deploy new tools as identified