Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or other technical discipline plus five (5) years of relevant work experience or a Master's degree and three (3) years of experience. (Additional work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree).
• Seven (7) to ten (10) years of hands-on Linux system administration.
• Strong computer science background with the ability to quantify, analyze and resolve complex Linux and Cloud-related system issues.
• Firm grasp of networking concepts like VLANs, CIDR and subnetting, TCP vs UDP, iptables and network inspection and debugging tools such as netcat, netstat, ss, tcpdump, etc.
• Experience with system configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Ansible) and revision control software (e.g., Git).
• Experience with scripting and programming languages such as Python or Bash Shell.
• Proven problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work and multitask.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for interacting with customers, staff and management.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a group setting to include the ability to manage or lead moderately complex projects.
• US Citizenship is Required and the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Duties:

• Day to day operations of the Linux hypervisor clusters and storage systems.
• Proactively monitor, analyze and correct system issues.
• Develop scripts to automate repetitive tasks or tools to enhance support of virtualized systems.
• System performance analysis and tuning.
• Building, installing, and supporting user requested software.
• Support compute and storage technology evaluations and assessments.
• Provide significant user support in resolving issues and managing support ticket requests.