Linux Systems Administrator

The Linux Orchestration Services (LOS) team which is the standard of excellence for all things Linux within the organization. The selected candidate will play a critical role in overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of the organization’s cloud-compute infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the Linux Operating System and automation technologies., * Analyze problems to determine technical solutions.

• Maintain current knowledge on new and existing products, technologies, and/or architecture.
• Be willing to learn and share knowledge with others and be able to work well with both internal and external constituents.
• Design and build the information technology framework or environment.
• Guide information technology projects to produce results that comply with established project requirements and IT architecture.

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Linux Systems Administrator to join our team in San Antonio, TX., * Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with 10 years’ experience as a Systems Administrator (SA) OR 5 years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

• In depth experience with Linux (Red Hat Linux (RHEL) 8, 9, & 10; Amazon Linux; Rocky, etc.)
• Experience with Ansible & must possess strong knowledge of a wide range of cloud services / cloud-compute technologies such as AWS/Lambda functions.
• STE/STN solutions, Networking protocols/equipment, STIG application.
• IAT II certification (DoD 8140 required upon start of employment. Acceptable certifications include: CCNA-Security/CySA+/GICSP/GSEC/Security+ CE/CND/SSCP)
• Design/develop/integrate hardware and/or software components into new and existing systems and perform maintenance on the development system infrastructure.
• Participate in troubleshooting efforts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Red Hat Satellite and Red Hat Image Builder.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Certificate.
• Microsoft Azure products, VMWare (VSphere), OpenStack
• Experience/Knowledge of Virtual Desktop deployment and configuration automation.
• Knowledge in writing, configuring, and deploying Ansible Playbooks.
• Strong knowledge in writing and implementing other scripting languages like Python and Bash Scripting.
• Experience in managing and arranging JIRA projects, backlogs, sprints.
• Experience using Git commands (GitLab/GitHub) to manage/push/pull projects and implement file version controls.
• Creative, organized, and results driven, with the ability to condense and synthesize information quickly, working several efforts in tandem.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to collaborate with other leaders/teams, use standard office automation equipment, and virtual communication