• System Administrator - Linux

    Electrosoft (Atlanta, GA)


    System Administrator - Linux

     

    Posted: 10/01/2025

     

    Electrosoft Services, Inc. is an award-winning company that provides comprehensive technology-based solutions and services to federal customers. While cybersecurity is our specialty, we also focus on ICAM, enterprise IT modernization, and software solutions. We always seek to delight our customers, so we retain highly qualified employees and offer them meaningful work, growth opportunities, and work-life balance. What sets us apart from all other contractors is the sense of teamwork our employees feel – and the knowledge that outstanding effort is recognized and rewarded. The camaraderie we share emanates from Lunch & Learn sessions where we explore new ideas together, fun group activities ranging from escape rooms to miniature golf, and much, much more. If we’ve described you and your dream workplace, please apply and share in the many benefits and opportunities we offer.

     

    System Administration - Linux

    The Contractor shall be capable of performing the tasks &/or possess the skill sets listed below:

    + Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server environments (v8-v9), ensuring their reliability, security, and optimal performance.

    + Create, implement, maintain, troubleshoot, and utilize advanced scripting (in BASH, Perl, JavaScript, or Python for example) to automate or simply tasks, enhance system functionalities, and troubleshoot issues. Must also be comfortable performing Administration and O&M tasks from the command line.

    + Maintain detailed documentation for system designs, configurations, processes, and service records.

    + Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support IT infrastructure projects, providing expert guidance and technical leadership.

    + Lead and mentor junior team members in best practices and technical challenges.

    + Ability to participate in a 24/7/365 on call rotation.

    + Organized, detail-oriented, and excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

    + Capability to troubleshoot and resolve LAN/WAN connections, performance/throughput issues, and other related network problems.

    + Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

    Basic Qualifications

    + Candidate possesses ~10+ years of experience with Linux &/or UNIX systems and the complex interoperability between Linux/UNIX and Windows.

    + Strong knowledge and proficiency (e.g., ~10+ years of experience) with such activities as Task Automation (Anisible & RHEL Satellite are preferred), Package Management related to installs and updates across geographically disperse environments, NFTables/Firewalld/IPTables, ISC2 BIND DNS, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, Postfix/SMTP Relay, Linux Server Administration, Linux Server Clustering, NFSv3/NFSv4, PXE boot, and SELinux.

    + Possess knowledge &/or familiarity with Mirantis Container Runtime (formerly Docker), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and GitLab

    + Candidate will hold a ComSci/CIS/InfoSec/IT related bachelor’s degree (or higher) with ~10+ years of Information Security work experience or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, & IT experience.

    + Candidate will hold and maintain a current (or one Red Hat version release previous) Red Hat certification such as “Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)”, “Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)”, or higher certification. (E.G.: Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA))

    + Analyzes development and implementation requirements and makes appropriate modifications to existing systems and prepares specifications based on customer requests.

    + Possess knowledge &/or familiarity with security hardening framework standards and regulations from Center for Internet Security (CIS) Control 4, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5, and Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

     

    All qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, or Veteran status. Additionally, the company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.