Linux Systems Administrator Job at Digital Prospectors, Lexington, MA

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  • Digital Prospectors
  • Lexington, MA

Job Description

Position: Linux Systems Administrator

Location: Lexington, MA (On-Site)

Length: 3+ Year Contract

*Interim clearance acceptable to start; candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Maintains operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination of infrastructure and cloud responsibilities.
  • Develops and designs core operating system builds.
  • Responsible for coding, virtualization, and automation of systems.
  • Sets up administrator and service accounts, maintains an active directory of users and system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space.
  • Assesses and resolves user access problems related to security controls to minimize business impact and risk exposure.
  • Identifies and evaluates vendor products and establishes vendor monitoring and tracking processes.
  • Performs capacity planning and monitors/tunes systems.
  • Recommends appropriate platforms for purchase, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery.
  • Serves as a point of escalation for major incidents that are unresolved at the helpdesk level.
  • Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources.
  • May draft general IT communications to end-users including notifications of outages/downtimes.

Qualifications:

  • Degree in one of the following disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or a related technical discipline or comparable experience.
  • 5 years’ experience in Linux Systems Administration
  • Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Mac OSX, Windows, VMware/ESX
  • Hardware: Dell, Juniper switches
  • Software/applications: Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, Splunk, SQL, VMware (vCenter/ESXI/vSAN), Github, Gitlab, NoMachine, RDP, Yum/DNF/RPM
  • Networking applications and protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, SSH, FTP, DHCP and
  • Programming Languages: Python, Ansible, Shell Scripting, PowerShell.
  • Skilled at centralized authentication (SSSD, IDM, Active Directory) including centralized sudo administration via IDM and smart card & GSSAPI support
  • CompTIA Security+ - they will review a candidate without a current Security+ certificate as long as the person is willing to obtain one within the first 6 months at their own expense or the expense of the supplier.

POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK IS REQUIRED. Digital Prospectors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Digital Prospectors affirms the right of all individuals to equal opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment.

Come see why DPC has achieved:

  • 4.9/5 Star Glassdoor rating and the only staffing company (< 1000 employees) to be voted in the national Top 10 ‘Employee’s Choice - Best Places to Work’ by Glassdoor.
  • Voted ‘Best Staffing Firm to Temp/Contract For’ seven times by Staffing Industry Analysts as well as a ‘Best Company to Work For’ by Forbes, Fortune and Inc. magazine.

As you are applying, please join us in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion by completing the Invitation to Self-Identify form today!

Job # 18370

Job Tags

Contract work, Temporary work, Interim role

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