Junior Linux Systems Administrator

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS218, T2, Band 5

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Assist in administering Linux (RHEL based) server environments, including provisioning, configuration, and basic troubleshooting.

- Perform OS security patching and vulnerability remediation while following approved change management procedures.

- Support configuration management initiatives using Ansible, including developing and testing playbooks with Molecule.

- Assist with virtualization and server lifecycle operations in VMware vSphere environments.

- Participate in container platform tasks involving Docker and Kubernetes.

- Support monitoring and observability platforms, including SolarWinds.

- Contribute to deploying and supporting Java based application environments and related backend services, such as tomcat, coldfusion.

- Participate in CI/CD processes involving Git workflows, build automation, and deployment pipelines.

- Participate in developing automated tasks utilizing API's.

- Maintain system configuration documentation and contribute to SOPs and internal knowledge resources.

- Assist with incident troubleshooting, documenting findings, and supporting senior staff with root cause analysis efforts.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Technical degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (recent graduates encouraged).

- 1+ years of related work experience required.

- Foundational experience with Linux administration, scripting, and basic automation.

- Due to federal requirements, candidates must provide proof of United States Citizenship to be considered.

- Must be qualified to receive Public Trust, high level clearance

- Must be located around the Morrisville, North Carolina area and able to commute to the on-site location.

- Exposure to modern infrastructure and operations tools (Any combination is acceptable; full proficiency is not expected at entry level.), such as:

- Automation & OS: Ansible, RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, Rocky

- Virtualization & Containers: VMware, Docker, Kubernetes

- Monitoring & Observability: SolarWinds, Prometheus, Grafana

- Applications & Logging: Java/Tomcat, Splunk, Vector

Technical Skills & Certifications:

- Linux System Basics (Ubuntu, Debian, Rocky, RHEL): Familiarity with CLI operations, system services, filesystems, users, and permissions.

- Operating System Updates & Patching: Exposure to apt, yum, dnf, and structured patching workflows through labs or academic projects.

- Introductory Configuration Management - Ansible: Experience writing simple playbooks, managing inventories, and automating routine tasks.

- Virtualization Fundamentals: Understanding of VMware or similar platforms, including VMs, snapshots, and resource concepts.

- Containerization Basics: Introductory experience with Docker or container workflows.

- Monitoring & Performance Awareness: Experience with Grafana, Prometheus...