Computer Systems Engineer

Company: Gridiron IT Solutions
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: May 1, 2021

Job Description:

GridIron IT is seeking a Linux Engineer to support a federal client in Bethesda, MD. Ability to obtain Public Trust required Duties Responsibilities The Linux Engineer will provide systems engineering and architecture support to ongoing infrastructure operations and projects to maintain highly efficient networks of shared computing resources and data. Specific duties will include, but not be limited to, the following - Manage CentOS and RHEL Linux systems via central management tools. - Develop and maintain custom scripts and stored procedures to automate repetitive tasks and improve consistency in operations and maintenance activities. - Deploy approved release packages and break-fix solutions in accordance with all enterprise architecture and configuration, change, and release management policies and procedures. - Monitor infrastructure, systems operations, and critical application services 247 provide information and statistics relevant to system limits on capacity, data storage, system utilization, etc. respond to critical outages and restore services within agreed upon service levels. - Maintain hardware and software across all environments (physical, virtual, cloud). - Review and assess network and systems performance troubleshoot and resolve issues as required and propose and implement changes aimed at continuous improvement. - Participate in on-call rotation for off-hours support of infrastructure, systems operations, and critical applications services. - Break down, set up, and transport IT equipment during moves within and between government-owned or leased data centers and offices for relocation andor surplus activities. - Experience maintaining and configuring monitoring such as Splunk and other tools as needed. - Maintain and configure Red Hat Satellite server Requirements - Bachelorrsquos Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related business, scientific, or technical discipline. - 5+ years of experience supporting Linux systems ndash including CentOS and RHEL operating systems ndash in a fast-paced, complex 247 enterprise environment. - Extensive knowledge and experience in developing scripts using Bash, Python, or Ruby. - Experience implementing continuous integrationcontinuous delivery environments, infrastructure as code, microservices, containers, and related tools and technologies. - Demonstrated success in automating server builds, standardizing images, and managing Linux systems via central management tools such as Satellite, Chef, etc. - Passion and skill for quickly learning new tools and approaches. - Experience with deploying applications across different platforms using multiple toolsets while following standard configuration management policies and procedures. - Experience with hardware and software for networking distributed computing virtualization and cloud computing (Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft Azure). - Ability to adapt to rapidly changing requirements with a flexible and creative engineering-focused approach to brainstorming, troubleshooting, and problem solving. - Must meet all requirements for obtaining and maintaining a Public Trust Clearance. Desired ExperienceQualifications - Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or equivalent certification. - Storage and database experience a plus

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