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Senior Systems Engineer (Linux) at Aspira
Dallas, TXFull-timeIT OperationsPosted 27 days ago
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">About Aspira</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">For more than 40 years, Aspira has been the market-leading provider of software and services that help public agencies protect natural and cultural resources while making them accessible for all. Our platform supports everything from campground reservations to hunting licenses, helping millions of people discover, enjoy, and care for the outdoors.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559737":-252,"335559739":60,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We share our client partners’ mission: to steward resources for future generations, create opportunities for genuine enjoyment of the outdoors today, and expand access so more people can experience its benefits.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559737":-252,"335559739":60,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Aspira is transforming its technology and service model to give agencies more capacity and insight—streamlined tools, smarter automation, and better connections with their communities. Our goal is simple: make it easier for our clients to conserve what matters most and for their customers to enjoy it to the fullest. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559737":-252,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">The </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">Ideal Candidate</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":0,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"0e9df6fc-171c-5e6a-8690-5c7c2827bb20|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"3",201342449,"1",469777841,"Arial",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Times",469777844,"Arial",201341986,"1",469769226,"Arial,Times",268442635,"22",469775450,"*PMSI Bullet 1",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"PMSIBullet1",335572020,"1",335551500,"0",335559705,"1033",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",335559739,"200",335559682,"12",335559683,"0",469777929,"*PMSI Bullet 1 Char Char",469778324,"Normal",469777804,"",469777803,"left",469777815,"hybridMultilevel",469769242,"8226",335559685,"864",335559991,"432",536884268,"{0e9df6fc-171c-5e6a-8690-5c7c2827bb20}{1}",335552541,"1"]}" data-ccp-parastyle-linked-defn="{"ObjectId":"ebae8eb6-2f55-5b6d-9502-3dc83ecc35cc|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"*PMSI Bullet 1 Char Char",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"PMSIBullet1CharChar",335572020,"1",134231262,"true",469777841,"Arial",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Times",469777844,"Arial",469769226,"Arial,Times",335551500,"0",268442635,"22",335559705,"1033",469777929,"*PMSI Bullet 1",201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"3",201342449,"1",201341986,"1"]}">The </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">Linux </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">Senior Systems Engineer </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">is responsible for</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> building, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">maintaining</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">, and deploying standardized </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">Linux</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> images and configuration</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">s</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> across the organization. This role supports system provisioning, OS lifecycle management, and endpoint automation using </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">Chef,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">AWS </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">Systems Manager, </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">and</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> other</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> third-party tools. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with deployment </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">technologies</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> and a strong understanding of </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">Linux</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">server environments</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">AWS</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1"> hosted services</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="*PMSI Bullet 1">.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":864,"335559739":0,"335559740":240,"335559991":432}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Key Responsibilities </span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":299,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Develop, maintain, and deploy Linux virtual servers using CloudFormation, Chef, systems manager, and other appropriate tools.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Administer and support server management and patch management</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Integrate linux authentication and authorization with AD and Entra Identiy Services</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Manage and maintain SFTP services</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Maintain bastion/jump servers and seure access tools</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Administer, support, and maintain existing linux infrastructure across multiple operating systems spanning Amazon Linux 2023, Ubuntu, Oracle Linux, and RedHat including AD authentication, role based sudo policies, sysconfig parameters, and additional system hardening configurations</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Create and manage automated deployment workflows and post-deployment configurations using bash and python scripting.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Manage and maintain AWS cloud-based services</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborate with IT teams to ensure consistent system configuration, application packaging, and performance</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Troubleshoot issues during provisioning or post-deployment phases</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Assist in investigation of performance and configuration issues with: java, apache httpd, tomcat, jetty, nginx</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Maintain documentation for imaging processes, task sequences, automation scripts, configurations, and procedures</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Coordinate with Security and Compliance teams on PCI, SOC2, GovRAMP, FedRamp, and internal audit requirements</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Assist in testing and validating new server builds, updates, and security patches.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Participate in continuous improvement of imaging and endpoint management strategies.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Participate in on-call rotation for Windows, Linux, and AWS Services. Provide escalation support for critical infrastructure incidents</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Qualifications</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">3+ years of experience in IT systems administration, desktop engineering, and endpoint management.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Desired </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Hardware and Software Competencies</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong Linux Server experience including SSSD, sudo, bash, DNS, postfix, CLamAV, etc</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279,"335559991":360}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Java, tomcat, nginx, httpd, jetty, OpenMQ</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279,"335559991":360}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong AWS service knowledge: CloudFormation, CDK, EC2, load balancing, networking, certificate management, WAFv2, AWS Transfer Family, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, OpenSearch</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279,"335559991":360}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with virtualization platforms helpful</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Containerizations tools - Docker/Kubernetes/ECS/EKS</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279,"335559991":360}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Python/Bash Scripting</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279,"335559991":360}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Desired Education and Experience</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":160,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">CompTIA Linux+ or RHCSA preferred but not required</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":0,"335559740":240,"469777462":[6134],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[1]}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">AWS certifications a plus</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240,"335559991":360,"469777462":[6134],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[1]}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong communication skills, both written and verbal</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":0,"335559740":240,"469777462":[6134],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[1]}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Skilled at AWS systems management tools and patching workflows</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":0,"335559740":240,"469777462":[6134],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[1]}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="16" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong familiarity with Linux OS deployment, Scripting, and automated configurations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559739":0,"335559740":240,"469777462":[6134],"469777927":[0],"469777928":[1]}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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