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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Administrator (Linux) - **Company:** Translucent Services, LLC - **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Confluence, JIRA, Bash Shell, Booting (BIOS), Client Server Models, Ubuntu (Operating System), CentOS, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, File Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Microsoft Exchange Server, HP SiteScope, InfiniBand, Nagios, Open Source Technology, HP OpenView, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Prometheus, Sendmail, SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Zenoss, SUSE Linux, Grafana, Git, Information Technology, Slurm, 3-tier Architectures, Splunk - **Published:** July 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=43c494f2cc280810 ## About the Role System Administration (All Levels): Mission operations sustainment (monitoring, troubleshooting, maintaining) * Strictly Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, SLES, Ubuntu [new]) * OS install, file system configuration, TCP/IP networking, configuration, operating system and application troubleshooting, BASH scripting, software compilation and install * Understanding of HPC architecture, knowledge about high-speed networks such as InfiniBand, Slingshot * Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Slurm, git, Salt, Ansible * Good troubleshooting skills - each system is slightly different and there's no "one fix" for a particular problem * Support a large client-server-based IT enterprise in installation, configuration, and networking of Linux and Windows based platforms. * Oversee servers running Red Hat, CentOS, SolarisX64, SuSe, Virtual Appliances, with direct attached and FC SAN storage. * Troubleshoot PXE and DHCP boot process. * Perform Microsoft Exchange Policy management, mailbox management, enterprise-level, multi-site design and architecture. * Support Tier 3 Infrastructure services such as: DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HP Oneview, HPSA, HPSE, SPLUNK, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox, Nagios, HP Cluster Management * Install, configure, tune and troubleshoot multi-vendor servers running numerous COTS, open source and in-house applications. Required Education, Experience, & Skills: * TS/SCI clearance is REQUIRED. * Ability to work onsite 100% of the time. * Candidates shall have a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and have 5 to 7 years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a client-server-based IT enterprise. * Or the individual shall have 5 to 7 years of full-time computer science work that can be substituted for the bachelor's degree or demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a client-server-based IT enterprise. * An industry recognized professional certification may substitute as one year of experience. * IAT Level II Certification Required. ## Related Videos - [Running Secure Life Science Research at Scale using Hybrid GPU HPC and Kubernetes 🧬](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100355-running-secure-life-science-research-at-scale-using-hybrid-gpu-hpc-and-kubernetes) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)