Red Hat Linux System Administrator III
Tanager Inc.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a leading Woman Owned Small Business systems integration company providing innovative solutions in areas of Information Assurance, Cyber Security, Insider Threat, Helpdesk Services and Information Technology. Tanager is currently looking for a Red Hat Linux System Administrator IIIposition is located in Baltimore, Maryland area.


CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Public Trust - Prefer candidate to already possess an active Public Trust; will consider candidates with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident.

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain the 24x7 UNIX/Linux server infrastructures that support agency mission critical web-based applications
• Maintain the UNIX/Linux Servers and secure the servers according to the Policy Compliance Management requirements
• Manage and work in a UNIX operating system and services
• Installation, configuration and tuning of RedHat 6 (REHL 6) and RedHat7 (REHL 7) virtual servers
• Configure and maintain Red Hat Satellite System Management Platform
• Troubleshoot and Resolve UNIX Operating System-based issues from Performance to Configuration
• Backing up and Protecting UNIX environments using platform-specific tools
• Perform daily system checks, review and respond to events reflected in various management tools, perform server patch management
• Notify Government representative of issues involving performance of the operating environment
• Conduct system audit reviews and perform maintenance functions as required to ensure system health
• Write and debug bash and korn shell scripts to assist in all manner of server management
• Work with the team and application sponsors to resolve issues that arise in the daily administration of the UNIX/Linux environment
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems for all applications
• Support, implement and maintain new applications coming into the environment
• Present status information on issues and problems at the weekly team meetings
• Document software charges
• Document problem resolution steps
• Assist in troubleshooting and problem resolution on Linux systems - performance, health, configuration
• Assure best-practices and standards are implemented and adhered to for software systems
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics to management and non-technical audiences
• Interface with the customer on a daily basis

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of relative experience, Master's degree and 4 years of relative experience, or 10 years of relative experience in an IT field in lieu of a degree
• 4 years RedHat Enterprise Linux x/7.x Operating System experience
• 2 years WebSphere, ColdFusion and Apache Application Server platforms for both configuration and troubleshooting of hosted applications experience
• 2 years PERL and Python scripting
• 1 year XML
• 1 year of commonly used Linux tools such as JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience with version control (CVS, Subversion, Git, etc. )
• Demonstrate knowledge in Red Hat Cloud Computing discipline such as RedHat CloudForms, OpenShift, Docker, or other IaaS or PaaS solutions via training or other laaS
• Strong understanding of and compliance with IT development process (SDLC).
• Strong requirements planning and project implementation skills and be able to work with internal technical staff and outside contractors to deliver results
• Web-based and E-Commerce development or in-depth support experience a plus
• JavaScript, CSS, XML, and HTML 5 experience a plus
• Certification in one or more of the following: Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), Red Hat JBoss Administration (RHCJA)

EOE/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vet

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