Requirements

Position Responsibilities:

• Create and delete network/user/non-personal entity/E-Mail accounts, password management and administration


• Manage space on the network drives


• Conduct routine system administration tasks and logging data in system admin logs.


• Perform preventive tasks on systems to ensure security, backup, disaster recovery and system restoration


• Perform installations, upgrades, repair of software


• Test system configurations and update systems as needed


• Assist in resolving highly technical and complex issues and play a role in developing and implementing solutions


• Acquire, maintain, and create a library of system documentation including configurations, installation, user guides, etc.


• Monitor system logs and system performance


• Create and maintain scheduled jobs

• Demonstrated success as a Systems Administrator with Red Hat, showing a track record of performing various system management functions on virtualized systems


• 4+ years of experience with general system delivery and DevOps and automation frameworks, including one or more of the following: Chef, Docker, Nexus, or Jenkins


• 4+ years of experience in working with UNIX or Linux server systems from kernel to shell and beyond, including one or more of the following: system libraries, file systems, and client-server protocols


• Excellent customer-focused problem resolution skills, to troubleshoot to root-cause.


• Experience with the Agile methodology and software development


• Experience with Atlassian Suite, including Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket


• Experience with scripting languages, including PowerShell, Bash, PHP, Python, Java, Node, or Ruby


• Experience with Cloud service providers (CSPs), including AWS, Azure, and IBM Terremark


• Knowledge of PaaS solutions or technologies, including Docker Data Center, Docker Swarm, or Kubernetes


• Knowledge of alerts and monitoring tools and system management tools for Linux environments and configuration management and Cloud orchestration tools, including Ansible, Chef, AWS Cloudformation, or Terraform


• Knowledge of containers, including Docker and AWS services and APIs, including EC2, S3, VPC, and VMware or Azure


• Good communication skills, both written and verbal


• Experience reporting updates, changes, problems and resolutions to the customer

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, engineering management, math, or similar technical discipline


• 5 years relevant experience as a software/systems architect for large systems (8 years of experience may be substituted for education)


• Experience working in VA or other Government agency [desired]


• Public Trust investigation approval or the ability to obtain it