Senior Information System Specialist (Linux)

Contract Performance Period : December 18, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Job Location : Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD - On Site locations (unless directed otherwise), with core work hours from 8:00 am -5:00 pm (Monday thru Friday) A minimum of 1-2 days, per week on-site support is required.
Direct Hire : Hourly- Contractual through 31/12/2025, with possibility for extension
Pay Range : Depending on Experience
Travel Requirements : On Site /Hybrid at Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD locations (unless directed otherwise), with core work hours from 9:00 am -5:00 pm (40 hours per week). The specialist who fills this position will be required to work a set schedule that may require some overtime hours. A minimum of 1 - 2 days per week on-site support will be required.
Working Remotely : On Site /Hybrid at Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD locations (unless directed otherwise), with core work hours from 9:00 am -5:00 pm (40 hours per week). The specialist who fills this position will be required to work a set schedule that may require some overtime hours. A minimum of 1- 2 days per week on-site support will be required.

Project Description :
Seeking a Senior Information Systems Specialist to support our Linux infrastructure that supports the research community computing infrastructure. The Senior Information Systems Specialist will ensure uptime of systems, resolve customer issues and work on infrastructure modernization projects. The hours of service will be 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The successful candidate may be required to work over 40 hours per week based upon requirements and deliverables. Period of Performance: 12/19.2024 or upon Award through 12/31/2025, with possibility for extension. Place of Performance: Washington, DC Metro Campus and occasions where it will be required to travel to the data center location in Baltimore, MD.

Qualification Requirements :
• 10 or more years’ experience as a Linux System Administrator. • Successful applicants are expected to have a bachelor’s in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field and a minimum of 5 years of related experience or a master’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of related experience. • Expert knowledge of Ubuntu Linux Operating system. Certifications such as Ubuntu or Red Hat Certified System Administrator is preferred. • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP configuration on servers). • Experience with implementing Kerberos. • Experience with Puppet configuration management tool to be able to create and modify Puppet modules and code. • Proficiency in one or more scripting languages such as bash, perl, python etc. • Experience with configuring directory services (Active Directory, LDAP). • Experience with using tools such as BigFix, SCCM, Splunk. • Experience with configuring and maintaining infrastructure in the Cloud – AWS EC2, EBS, EFS, RDS, FSx etc. • Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as terraform. • Experience with Netapp storage is preferred. • Experience with High Performance Computing is preferred. • Experience with Splunk is preferred. • Knowledge of ITIL practices is preferred. • Familiarity with ServiceNow platform is preferred. • 2 or more years of experience in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment. • Experience with planning and executing successful migrations or upgrades of operating systems between major versions (Linux, Network, Storage, RDBMS, and/or Windows). • Experience maintaining technical documentation using C4 Model nomenclature and diagrams or similar. • Experience working in an economic research or academic environment preferred. **US citizenship is a requirement. ***Preference will be given to those with an active Public Trust clearance or higher.

Skills Requirements :
• 2 or more years of experience in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment. • Experience with planning and executing successful migrations or upgrades of operating systems between major versions (Linux, Network, Storage, RDBMS, and/or Windows). • Experience maintaining technical documentation using C4 Model nomenclature and diagrams or similar. • Experience working in an economic research or academic environment preferred. **Selected candidate will be required to demonstrate fluency with C4 models (creation, updating and publishing) within 30 days of employment.

Responsibilities :
General Areas of Responsibility Linux System Administration • Perform routine patching to assigned systems. • Respond to incident and request tickets raised in the service management system within required SLAs. • Provision and maintain Linux infrastructure on-premise and in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. • Build and maintain system monitoring tools such as BigFix, Nagios, Spunk, Nessus, CloudWatch etc. • Ensure systems are backed up nightly or as defined in the backup and restoration policy. • Implement new storage and file system requests from customers. • Maintain a High-Performance Compute cluster comprised of Linux servers. • Act in the event of system failure, due to an error, to restore the operation of software systems. • In conjunction with the Storage team, ensure efficient use of NetApp storage resources. • Update documentation using local standards to ensure systems are accurately reflected in documentation. • Maintain overall industry knowledge on latest trends, technology, etc. Server Operating System Administration • Build Linux operating system servers. • Build Linux virtual machines on the VMWare platform. • Build EC2 machines in AWS Cloud. • Implement security benchmarks such as DISA STIGs or CIS Benchmarks. • Define and maintain system configurations using tools such as Puppet. • Monitor system vulnerabilities using Nessus and Splunk dashboards. • Patch and upgrade Linux servers. • Perform in-place migration upgrades of VMs and physical hardware.

Job ID : 1451

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