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# Linux Systems Administrator

- **Company:** Zeta Associates, Inc.
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Confluence, JIRA, Build Automation, Configuration Management, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), General Parallel File Systems, NetApp Applications, Ansible, Azure Machine Learning, Ceph (Software), Cloud Platform System, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Bare Metal, Puppet, Directory Server, Server Operating Systems & Platforms
- **Published:** June 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8995395/linux-systems-administrator

## About the Role

Desired Skills or willingness to learn
· K8s Deployment and administration
· GitLab deployment and administration
· Harbor deployment and administration
· Cilium deployment and administration
· Rook/Ceph/MinIO/IBM GPFS deployment and administration
· Jira/Confluence user
· SAN (IBM/HPE/NetApp) deployment and administration
· HPE DL360/380 server platforms
· HPE XD AI/ML platforms
· FreeIPA, RH Directory Server, or FOSS alternatives
· Infoblox DDI (DNS, DHCP, IPAM)
· Build automation through Ansible and Puppet, · BS degree in Computer Science or similar field preferred, relevant work
experience may be substituted
· 5+ years of experience as a system administrator
· Use of GitLab for CM/DecSecOps
· In-depth knowledge and experience with Linux operating system
· Ability to automate infrastructure tasks and configuration management through
scripting/mark-up languages
· Willingness to obtain IA certification (either Security+ or CISSP).
· Active TS/SCI security clearance required, CI Polygraph preferred

## Description

highly skilled SA's responsible for the development, installation and maintenance of
large Linux based enterprise computer systems. The ideal candidate would have
experience standing up and maintaining traditional bare metal as well as Cloud
environments.


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