Linux Administrator with Security Clearance

Linux Administrator Hybrid
- San Antonio, TX US Citizenship Required $74,100-$89,122 We are looking for a junior to mid Linux Administrator that is looking to grow their technical skills in DevOps, Ansible and Middleware technologies. This is a great position for a quick learner that is eager to progress in federal IT

Job Description
Carries out moderately complex information systems and/or information technology tasks within more than one discipline, such as application support, database administration, software quality assurance/quality control, software engineering, network telecommunications, and infrastructure operations of administration, analysis, engineering and design.
* Monitors and supports the information technology and systems infrastructures.
* Conducts moderately complex analysis including planning, designing, and evaluating a variety of information technology tools.
* Serves as the back up to respond to user requests for system needs and upgrades or handles request that are more complex.
* Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems in an efficient manner with little to no supervision.
* Implements standards for computer operations for compatibility between hardware and software, according to specifications and parameters.
* Administers, runs tests on, and maintains operating system and related software.
* Schedules, performs, and monitors system backups and, when necessary, performs data recoveries.
* Performs root cause analysis, diagnostics, and monitoring on various production systems.
* Identifies opportunities for process improvements and works with team members to implement efficiencies.
* Effectively creates and maintains relevant systems documentation and user guides.
* Actively engaged in the planning and designing of new platforms and integrating new technologies into existing infrastructure. Evaluates new technologies and releases.
* Conducts cost analysis of newly designed platforms and technologies.
* Creates and reviews technical systems recovery plans to reduce down time if a system outage were to occur.
* Reviews the problem management register and identifies actions.
* Applies scripting methodologies to automate related tasks.

Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for application deployment, configuration management, patching, and operational automation.
* Deploy applications, enforce secure baseline configurations, and ensure high availability, continuous monitoring, and system hardening.
* Oversee JAVA Application Service installations and upgrades, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and patching.
* Work with development teams to deploy patches and fixes for vulnerabilities on on-prem and cloud servers.
* Participate in monthly maintenance activities and release cycles, including JBoss EAP patching, application updates, and verification of domains and URLs.
* Monitor and tune performance using tools such as Splunk and AppDynamics to manage JBoss server domains. Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
* 4-6 years of experience in information technology, systems administration or other IT related field.
* Ability to Learn
* Ansible playbook development and administration
* CI/CD Tools experience
- Pipeline setup and troubleshooting
* Infrastructure as code tool experience (Ansible, Terraform)
* Experience with Linux command line and bash scripting
* US Citizenship and the ability to pass a federal background investigation in order to be granted access to sensitive information. Other Job Specific Skills
* Applies standard methodology, techniques, procedures and criteria.
* Ability to analyze, troubleshoot and resolve more complex system hardware, software or networking related problems.
* Ability to plan and coordinate the deployment of new technology and resolve technical problems individually and as a project participant.
* Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and to translate technical terminology into terms understandable to non-technical employees.
* Exceptional customer service skills.
* Experience with cloud infrastructure, digital workspace and storage technology. #cjpost