Job Description
Amentum is currently seeking a Linux Network System Administrator to support an IT Managed Services program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The overall program includes a 500+ work force performing Enterprise IT support, Service Desk, and Telecommunications support across multiple facilities and locations, for classified and unclassified telecommunications and information technology (IT) systems.
As a member of the team, you will:
- Interact with multiple technical areas across IT with a solid understanding of networking firewalls, WAN/LAN technologies, and communication protocols to support automation and network tool services.
- Install configure, maintain and monitor current automation and network tool suite.
- Ensure existing portfolio of network tools provide the ability to monitor, analyze, and identify workflow, traffic, and service impacts.
- Collaborate with high performing teams in close cooperation with internal and external partners to build, test, fix, deploy and integrate new features and functionality.
- Perform trouble resolution activities.
- Update technical documents.
- Work autonomously or as team member/lead performing the daily monitoring, maintenance, and repair of physical and virtual Server based systems. Support.
- 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.
- Conduct Quality Assurance checks. Perform system capacity analysis and planning.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelors degree and 2 years of experience OR an Associates degree and 5 years of experience OR a High School degree and 8 years of experience OR equivalent.
- Related experience can be substituted for relevant education and vice versa.
- Must be able to obtain a DOE Q (TOP SECRET) clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a TOP SECRET (TS) or DOE Q Clearance.
- Hands on experience supporting COTS software and services.
- Candidate must have strong Red Hat Linux experience on servers (Server OS support 80/20 Red Hat/Windows server support).
- Familiar with various OS, such as Unix, Linux, and Windows.
- Knowledge of various network equipment.
- Familiar with automation.
- Experience maintaining the integrity of servers and systems to meet established requirements for service levels, disaster recovery, business continuity, and security.
- Ability to self-motivate and complete tasks from multiple sources, including ticket systems and project management tools.
- Highly motivated and self-driven
- Strong background in Information Technology
Desired Qualifiations:
- Experience with LAN/WAN equipment such as routers, switches and protocol analyzers
- Experience with Automation Development
- Programming in a scripting language.
- Experience with Linux scripting and Python.
- Experience supporting network tools such as AKiPS, SecureCRT, Panorama, Ciena One Control, TACACS and Radiator.
- Experience crating/maintaining technical documentation
- Passion for providing excellent customer service
- Possess a growth mindset.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language at EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans and Labor Laws Posters.
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What We Do
Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we employ more than 20,000 people in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers’ most vital missions.
