Senior Linux Administrator - 1872

Overview

Position: Senior Linux Administrator
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Salary Range: $81,600 - $91,600 per year
Clearance: Clearable to Q

KeyLogic is seeking a Senior Linux Administrator to support a major national laboratory.

You will need an extensive background in Linux server administration and issue resolution along with strong hardware/software troubleshooting skills.  Experience with Bash shell scripting.

Experience/knowledge working with Containers.

And finally, knowledge and understanding of best practices and IT operations.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

In this position you will work with a team that provides computing capabilities and in-depth support for scientific and engineering applications.

The team builds and maintains user environments, delivers subject matter expert support, and application-level software and tools to the scientific and engineering communities.


* Perform Linux Administration duties


* Support incident escalations requiring considerable judgement and initiative to resolve technical issues affecting hardware, operating systems, or applications.


* Work with vendors or external partners to diagnose and resolve issues


* Maintain systems by applying operating system or application patches, install new or replace hardware, create/apply configuration changes to improve or restore system performance


* Develop instructions/procedures for System Administrators I & II.


* Create scripts to aid with daily monitoring, maintenance, and repair of supported systems


* Monitor systems and preform hardware troubleshooting, tracking, resolution, and routine maintenance and security updates


* Conduct Quality Assurance checks.

Perform system capacity analysis and planning


* Assist users in accessing and using business systems

Qualifications:

Requirements


* BS/BA degree with a minimum two years’ experience with Linux administration and troubleshooting.

6 Years of experience may substitute BS/BA degree requirements.

Certificates can assist in offsetting experience requirements.


* Minimum two years’ experience with Linux (RedHat or Ubuntu) and are capable of OS installation, network configuration, and package/patch management.


* Experience with creating, running, and managing Ansible playbooks.


* Proven track record of problem solving using strong critical thinking, analytical and troubleshooting skills.


* Strong technical aptitude and ability to research and solve complex issues independently


* Working knowledge and experience with bash shell scripting and other languages (Python, Perl, or Ruby)


* Experience in another IT field, such as Storage, Networking, Databases, or Cyber Security


* Ability to work seamlessly within a team as an active contributor.


* Strong verbal and written customer service and communications skills


* Knowledge of, and desire to follow IT Operations best practices and procedures such as issue manage...