Systems Administrator (Linux)
FGS, LLC

Requires US Citizenship
Employment Term and Type: Regular, Full Time
Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI
Required Education: Bachelor's level or higher degree
Requires: Completion of COVID-19 Vaccination Inoculation Series

Job Description:
The Linux engineer operates Unix/Linus systems to address changes for the systems, resolve user issues, identify potential issues, and implement protective measures. Basic job duties will include monitoring the network and performing server maintenance.

Linux engineers should be able to read logs, check user history, understand directory architecture, and be familiar with Linux Architecture. You will be working with both client and technical teams; Linux engineers should have strong communication skills.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with the team to define and implement best practices and standards within the organization
• Automate systems administration tasks utilizing open source configuration management tools
• Design, build and maintain Linux-based services
• Tune operating systems and applications to increase performance and reliability of services
• Diagnose system operational problems quickly and effectively
• Document system administration procedures for routine and complex tasks
• Coordinate with vendors to resolve hardware and software problems

Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• UNIX/Linux training/certification required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Linux/UNIX Systems Administration; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Strong working knowledge of Unix system fundamentals and common network protocols
• Experience managing Linux/UNIX operating systems in a heterogeneous environment (physical and cloud)
• Solid understanding of networked computing environment concepts
• Ability to develop and maintain programs and scripts that aid in the operation and automation of administrative tasks using various shell and scripting languages (primarily bash and Python, some Go)
• Ability to identify requirements and to define, plan, and implement requisite solutions.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize tasks, and complete assigned projects with minimal supervision
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment software methodologies and how they apply to systems engineering
• An understanding of code review and familiarity with tools like GitHub and GitLab.
• Experience using tools such as SPLUNK and ACAS to monitor systems, metrics, and create dashboards
• Experience designing and implement highly-available systems/services
• Experience participating in an open source community with patches accepted upstream
• Experience deploying and maintaining automated configuration management software such as Puppet or Ansible
• Experience building custom packages for RHEL/CentOS using RPM
• Experience deploying and maintaining virtualized environments using Hyper-V or VMWare.
• Experience installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting, Postfix, OpenLDAP, NetApp filers, VMware, Puppet/Ansible, Git, Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)
• Experience implementing systems-level security technologies like SELinux and following security best-practices

Desired Qualifications:

• N/A

Education Requirements:

• High School Diploma

Physical and Environmental Conditions:
Requires Sitting (66%), Standing (15%), Walking (15%), Near Acuity (100%), Speaking (100%), Listening (100%), Sight (100%), Use of fingers and hands (100%), Travel 5% CONUS.

This position description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. This and all positions are eligible for organization-wide transfer. Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

Company Overview: FGS, LLC is an international, leading edge provider of technical services to include Secure Information Systems, Security and Engineering and Intelligence Analysis. Our turn-key solutions include the design, engineering, deployment operations, and sustainment of secure technology and critical infrastructure for the protection and safety of our customers' mission-critical information, processes, and personnel. Demonstrating an unyielding commitment to our customers, superior trust and dedication with our partners, and leading edge technical expertise over the past seven years, FGS has experienced explosive growth providing superior services through the world, from North America and the Pacific Rim to the Middle East and Europe.

FGS provides secure, leading edge technology and process management services to military, Government, and commercial clients worldwide.

FGS offers a generous compensation package including health, dental, vision, 401(k), group life insurance, educational reimbursement, among other benefits.

We value our employees and strive to offer many opportunities for professional growth.

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FGS, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability

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