[Hiring] Senior UNIX System Engineer @Peraton

Role Description

Every hour of every day, soldiers, acquisition professionals, and federal partners around the world count on systems that simply cannot go down. That is where PL ALTESS comes in. As the Agile Center of Excellence for the Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise), the U.S. Army Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (PL ALTESS) runs enterprise-class data centers that host hundreds of programs, thousands of virtual servers, and millions of users worldwide, 24x7x365. Our team delivers the full spectrum of IT services:

• Data center and Service Operations Center operations
• Network and systems administration
• Cybersecurity
• Cloud and application modernization
• Disaster recovery
• Lifecycle testing across physical, virtual, and cloud architectures spanning multiple geographic locations

If you want your work to matter at mission scale, this is the place.

The opportunity:

Join a seasoned UNIX team running a mixed, growing environment of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, and Solaris. You will harden, tune, automate, and modernize the servers that hundreds of programs depend on, and you will have real influence on where the enterprise goes next.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support RHEL/Oracle Linux and Solaris servers across a mixed customer environment.
• Plan, execute, and implement new system hardware and software, and lead new HW/SW integrations.
• Monitor and tune system performance, and keep day-to-day server operations running smoothly.
• Harden servers (STIG, SELinux, firewalld) and report on overall security and operational status.
• Produce utilization reports with existing tools to identify problems and drive corrective actions.
• Manage the lifecycle of multi-vendor data center equipment, including firmware version control and periodic preventive maintenance.
• Create and maintain team technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies.
• Recommend, demonstrate, and implement technologies that expand, upgrade, and increase efficiency in the environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years w/o a degree; 10 years with AS/AA; 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• DoD 8140 qualified for DCWF 451 – System Administrator at the Intermediate proficiency level
• Computing environment/platform certification for the technologies supported (e.g., Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE, Oracle Linux OCP, Oracle Solaris 11 OCP); may be waived for 30 days after project start
• Background in Computer Science or IT
• Active DoW Secret security clearance
• US Citizenship
• 3+ years as a UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator or IT Engineer, including automating assigned tasks
• 3+ years of patch management experience, including applying security updates with DNF/YUM and RPM
• 3+ years working in complex network environments: VLANs; troubleshooting tools such as ip/ifconfig, ss/netstat, and ssh; and system hardening with firewalld/iptables and hosts files
• 3+ years managing a large pool of local users from the command line
• 3+ years creating, maintaining, and following SOPs for repeatable processes, disaster recovery, and common problem resolution
• 3+ years configuring and maintaining key services such as DNS, SFTP, SMTP, and NTP
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-player mindset

Requirements

• 3+ years of basic and advanced SELinux management and configuration
• Experience supporting cybersecurity patch management, STIGs, SRGs, RMF, SCA-V, and Cyber Operational Readiness Assessments (CORA)
• Automation experience with Ansible, Bash, or Python
• Experience deploying large-scale hardware and software enhancements or upgrades across widely distributed geographic sites

Work Location

Radford, VA or remote

Target Salary Range

$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Health savings account
• Short/long term disability
• EAP
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
• Company paid holidays

Application Statements

The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.