OVERVIEW
VAE, Inc. is a full service IT Infrastructure Solutions Company focused on building, securing and supporting our clients' mission critical enterprises. We provide a distinctive array of design, integration and implementation services as well as fully managed service offerings. VAE is at the forefront of leveraging multi-tenant capable technologies and shared IT services to create secure, reliable and cost-effective end-to-end services and solutions. We deliver exceptional infrastructure solutions with extremely talented employees using a client-focused partnering approach.
Job Type
Full-time
Location
Montgomery, AL 36043 US (Primary)
Job Description
VAE, Inc. is looking for a Linux Administrator to serve as a junior or mid-level systems administrator, working within a team that will report to SME/Senior Linux team members, operating in a 24x7 multi-enterprise networks environment.Provide support for mission critical applications; Monitor, troubleshoot, and analyze overall health of Red Hat Enterprise Linux infrastructure (RHEL) and/or other Unix-based OSManage, open, and remediate tickets (incident, problem, change, service requests, etc.) in accordance with 26 NOS policies and any Service Level Agreements (SLAs). This encompasses any ticketing system used to record tickets utilized by 26 NOS personnel in support of mission requirementsMonitor, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software or network issues; coordinate with vendors for providing feedback and/or conducting break-fix actions or replacement of server hardware itemsMonitor all activities of the network facilities and ensure high system availabilityMaintain, update, develop and sustain technical documents, analyses, and reportsProvide technical support in all customer interaction situations, including receipt of specifications, design, test, and response to service requests.Perform root cause analysis, recommend, and implement tactical and strategic solutions to problemsFamiliarity to utilize 26 NOS standard tools such as PuTTY, SecureCRT, Splunk Enterprise, SolarWinds, NAGIOS, NotePad++ to optimize and automate system administrator tasksAbility to utilize remote access out-of-band management tools such as Red Hat Satellite, SSH, SCP, integrated Dell Remote Access (iDRAC), integrated Lights-Out (iLO), or KVM technologiesAbility to support 3rd party applications (NetBackup, ESS) and the implementation of Linux based security solutions across a variety of networks on physical and virtual environmentsFamiliarity with general networking topics such as SSL, load balancing, routing protocols, firewall rules, and ability to support/interact with McAfee Endpoint Security System (ESS) for RHELAbility to maintain valid system certificates, application certificates, F5 load balancing local traffic management (LTM) and two-factor authentication (2FA) within a smart card environmentPreferred experience utilizing vendor best practices for RHEL systems and secure management across multiple unclassified and classified network locations supporting Tenable products within Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) including .SC (SecurityCenter) and Nessus ScannerAbility or experience in evaluating scan report data from Tenable Nessus; participate in the audit, review and response phases of the Vulnerability Management (VM) life cycleInstall and patch operating systems, applications, and document Department Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs) checklists applicable to each Non-classified or Secret Internet Protocol (IP) Router Network (NIPRNet, SIPRNet)Monitor, implement and/or create report dashboard designs, automated custom email report notifications, report log data repositories for each environment specific to the following audiences: Leadership & Executives; Cybersecurity Staff; and System AdministratorsEnsure networks receive periodic updates from AFCYBER-released software patches, updates, and upgrades via Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTO), Time Compliance Network Orders (TCNO), Maintenance Tasking Order (MTO) and Notices to Airman (NOTAMs)Ensures external networks receive inventory data for compliance data DoD Enterprise Logging Ingest, NiFi, and Cyber Situational Awareness Refinery (ELICSAR) Big Data Platform (BDP)Qualifications
1 to 4 years hands-on experiencePrefer RHEL experience implementation or administration in a large-scale environment preferably overseeing daily, weekly, monthly functions and best practicesPrefer candidate with 2+ years of years of hands-on experience in Linux-based systems support with experience in mid-to-large data center environments and patch/update management
Demonstrated advanced diagnostics, analytical, troubleshooting skills
Preferred system hardening experiencePreferred experience with physical servers and in virtualized environments such as VMware vSphere's vCenter Server Appliance, ESXi hosts, virtual machines (VMs), deploying templates, host bus adapters (HBA) fiber connectivity, and/or VM/Host distributed resource schedules (DRS) groups/rulesAbility or experience with Linux based scripting such as: Ansible, Bash, Bourne, Perl, or PythonKnowledge of data communications, local-area networking (LAN), wide-area networking (WAN), servers, routers, switches, and firewalls
Network (Layer 2, 3) LAN/WAN knowledge and switches/routersThorough understanding of Internet Protocol (IP) routing, switching, and OSI model
Ability to lift, rack and provision government furnished equipment (GFE) serversEducation/Certification(s):
Technical degree, Associates or, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems, S.T.E.M. or 2-4 years' relevant experience in Information Technology preferably within systems or applications administration is acceptableRequired IA Certification: CompTIA Security+ CE (Continuing Education) or GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP) or (ISC)² SSCP - Systems Security Certified PractitionerOne or more of the following CE/OS based technical certifications required: CompTIA Linux+ or Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) or Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1, LPIC-2 or LPIC-3Desired technical certifications (not required): Splunk Core Certified User or Splunk Core Certified Power User
Clearance: Active DoD Secret required or ability to complete investigation process for interim with potential to upgrade to Top Secret clearance preferred
Clearance Level
Secret
Certifications
IAT Level II Baseline Certification
We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.
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