Cleared Onsite Linux Administrator (5647) at SMX

<p>SMX is seeking a driven and talented<strong> Linux Administrator</strong>&nbsp;to join our thriving Cloud Business Unit department and work with some of the best Architects, Engineers, and Operators in the market. This individual will bring a passion for technology, a strong technical skill set, and an ability to deploy, employ, operate, and sustain Production-ready solutions, software and tools for our customers. This position is on site in Washington, DC five days a week.</p> <p><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Position is onsite</li> <li>Working as directed by contractual guidance</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Skills and Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Clearance Required: None; Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance</li> <li>3+ years of technical experience</li> <li>Interest in working with and learning a wide variety of technologies. Our team works with DevOps technologies, systems automation, configuration management, Linux container technologies (Kubernetes, GitOps workflows), CI/CD pipelines, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and more.</li> <li>Linux systems management and analysis experience (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).</li> <li>Comfortable administering virtualized environments with VMware vSphere VMs, containers, or similar.</li> <li>Experience administering systems in a large-scale setting.</li> <li>Excellent customer facing skills and the calm professional demeanor necessary to bolster customer confidence when stress is highest.</li> <li>Strong analysis and troubleshooting skills and experience.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Desired Skills and Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Perform basic administration tasks and initial troubleshooting of different Linux distributions.</li> <li>Bachelor's degree</li> <li>Knowledge of the most common OS logs used for troubleshooting problems.</li> <li>Troubleshooting of disk space issues and knowledge of the administrative tasks required to address these problems.</li> <li>High level understanding of security in Linux (filesystem permissions, etc), may have experience managing users and groups.</li> <li>Troubleshooting of booting issues and how to manage services in Linux (SystemV and or SystemD).</li> <li>Basic backup and restore concepts (desktops/laptops).</li> <li>Have experience installing software using the different package managers.</li> <li>Basic understanding of applications such as Apache, NginX, MySQL, etc.</li> <li>Troubleshoot performance issues in a single domain using common OS tools such as top, sar and free.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>&nbsp;</p> <hr> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning &amp; development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.</span></p></div><div class="title">The proposed salary for this position is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$100,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$125,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.</p> <p>We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.</p> <p>SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.</p> <p><span data-teams="true"><span id="message-body-1758638857922" class="fui-ChatMyMessage__body rcngbzt ___eyw0iv0 f10pi13n ftqa4ok f2hkw1w f8hki3x f1d2448m f1bjia2o ffh67wi f1j6vpng f1pniga2 f987i1v f1ffjurs f15bsgw9 f14e48fq f18yb2kv fd6o370 ffwy5si f3znvyf f57olzd f4stah7 f480a47 fs1por5 fk6fouc figsok6 fkhj508 f19n0e5 f9ijwd5 fzqqayd f10ostut f1o0qvyv f9ggezi f1xp5gbu f150uoa4 ffyari3 fo7qwa0 f16xkysk fxowb0n f11ghf3q f13aoclr flypziy f10kwr27 fquw1qa fftr39l f13lathq f15hsm81 f2ss68y ffb60jq f8nuap2 f13nk4fk f7jacry fq08z5q fd9af6s fr74w9q fcl9uv6 f13sm7pj f1u6qqly f16wpxbl faim3u9 f6cs3qo fa2w2z3 fd39nx6 f10gn8j9 frcqmxy f1w9ws4k f1ddxkqj fd10euv fvuz61 f1nbc6gw"><span id="content-1758638857922" class="fui-Primitive ___16zla5h f1oy3dpc fqtknz5 fyvcxda"></span></span></span></p> <div id="x_Signature"></div> <p>Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.</p> <p>SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).</p></div>