Unix Administrator with Security Clearance

candidate will work closely with customers, fellow team members, and other System Administrators at the Patuxent River Data Center (PRDC). This role involves identifying and executing projects and tasks that require advanced technical support and quick turnaround. The administrator will also participate in weekly and bi-weekly meetings to keep customers informed on task progress, project updates, and any concerns. Responsibilities include timely resolution of National Help Desk incidents and service requests, as well as supporting ad-hoc projects involving a variety of systems and applications across the Data Center. This is a hybrid position with work onsite at Pax River. This position requires a DoD top secret or secret with the ability to obtain a TS, which requires US citizenship for work on DoD contracts. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Work collaboratively with other Data Center teams to provide input and solutions to meet business requirements

Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Ansible playbooks and other administrative shell scripting

Effectively analyze and resolve problems involving interaction between applications, server hardware/firmware/OS and storage by working with cross functional teams and equipment vendors with minimal supervision

Taking ownership of issue as assigned and resolved in a timely manner

Taking ownership of incidents and service requests via ticketing queue and seeing that the requests are completed in a timely manner

Attend meetings with current and incoming customers for technical advice on proposed projects

Patching, Maintenance and Infrastructure Support

Required Skills/Experience Required Clearance: Adjudicated DoD Secret or Top Secret

Experience with Red Had Identity Management

Experience with Red Hat Satellite

Experience with RHEL 8/9

Experience with Ansible

Knowledge of DoD Information Assurance practices, including Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and Risk Management Framework (RMF) process

Amazon Web Services (AWS) exposure

Experience working within a complex Unix team environment

Desired Skills/Experience Bachelor’s Degree in a related field is preferred

Experience with Solaris

Bash Scripting

Independent research using vendor-specific and third party sources

Experience with escalating vendor support

Cloud-based certifications