Senior Linux System Administrator

Amentum is currently seeking a Linux Senior 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:

• Deploy and maintain production Windows/Linux operating systems in accordance with established IT policies and guidelines for items such as security, networks, VoIP, and filesystems.

• Coordinate and perform installations and upgrades to layered software packages

• Continually monitor and tune multiple systems to achieve optimum performance levels

• Work with Enterprise IT Configuration Management automation tools/approaches

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelors degree and 2 years of experience OR an Associate’s degree and 5 years OR High School degree/GED and  8 years of experience OR equivalent.

• Related experience can be substituted for relevant education and vice versa.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS) or DOE Q Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a TOP SECRET (TS) or DOE Q Clearance.

• Experience in Windows/Linux System Administration

• Experience in Apache, Ngnix, haproxy

• Working knowledge of authentication methodologies such as Kerberos, PAM, and LDAP

• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, FTP, SSH, and other common Internet protocols

• Knowledge of CLI, scripting (Bash, Python), and searching/parsing log files

• Experience with solving practical problems and system analysis of the IT infrastructures

• Experience in effectively prioritizing and executing tasks in a constantly changing environment

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong Telecom/networking background

• User and group management

• Process management

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.