Linux System Administrator Level 2 (Fort Meade, MD)

Linux System Administrator Level 2

Location: Fort Meade, MD
Employment Type : Full-Time
Clearance: TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Salary Range: $115,000 to $130,000 per year

OTA is seeking System Administrators to provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) systems. Our System Administrators will manage IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices. If you're looking for a challenging mission with a company that cares about your success, then this could be the right position for you.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation)
• Provide identification, diagnosis and resolution of IT problems
• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems
• Implement systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
• Provide feedback to agency management and internal customers

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Current Full Scope Polygraph
• 10 years of experience as a System Administrator
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or
• 5 additional years of SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree

Required Skills

• System Administration experience with CentOS 7, Rocky 9, and RHEL 9
• Upgrading servers, workstations, laptops
• Experience with the Customer Secure the Enterprise (STE) tasks
• Experience with the Customer data transfer process
• Hardware installation experience (servers/workstations)
• Linux

Desired Skills

• Task Automation
• Ansible experience
• PXE boot
• Building VMs using Proxmox
• Identity Manager (IDM) experience
• Integration of IDM with a CentOS LDAP server
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator
• Experience trouble shooting and configuring Transport Layer Security (TLS)
• Windows 10/11 administration
• Linux networking experience

Company Overview
Ops Tech Alliance (OTA) was founded by former National Security and Special Operations professionals with over 100 years of combined experience and was formed with a singular focus: to bridge the gap between operations and technology to enable mission success. We are a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Team Member Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Work-life Balance

Our employees have achieved incredible things working on some of the most important technology and security projects in locations around the world to safeguard national security. We focus on hiring top talent and we want you to join our team.

OTA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

This is a full time position