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Northrop Grumman Enterprise Services is seeking an experienced Linux Systems Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals in the Palmdale, CA area. Roles and responsibilities include:- Perform as a Linux System Administrator for a classified government contract
- Managing and maintaining secure, minimally-interrupted operations of Linux servers and workstations supporting bare-metal and virtual machines
- Installing, hardening and patching Linux operating systems
- Developing and documenting technical procedures
- Able to partition disks, create logical volumes, create file systems and mount file systems in Linux environments
- Read, modify and create shell script and scripts in various other languages
- Understand basic LDAP and DNS concepts and be able to query these services for information and troubleshoot issues in Linux environments
- Learn new technologies on own and work effectively independently, while still coordinating actions as required
- Install and configure COTS software, and perform configuration and maintenance in Linux environments
- Interact with and successfully utilize boards-of-approval to maintain required security controls and configuration management
- Perform technical research on Information Technology topics, as requested, and produce presentations and recommendations
- Occasional travel to customer sites or other Northrop Grumman sites in support of troubleshooting, testing, and deployment activities
- Coordinating actions with peer system administrators, network administrators, security teams, software teams and hardware engineers
- PhD with 4 years of IT experience; OR a Master's degree with 7 years of IT experience; OR a Bachelor's degree with 9 years of IT experience; OR an Associates degree with 11 years of IT experience; OR a High School Diploma/GED with 13 years of IT experience is required
- Must have at least 2 years of systems administration experience with Linux, RedHat, RHEL, Solaris, UNIX, and/or AIX
- Must have a DOD 8570 IAT level 2 baseline certification (example: Security+ CE); OR must have the ability to obtain one within 6 months of start date
- Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work after hours, and weekends, as needed
- Candidates must have a current DOD Top Secret clearance to include an original investigation date, or a periodic reinvestigation date, completed/closed within the last 6 years in order to be considered
- Must have the ability to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment
- The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM related discipline, a Linux certification, a Security+ CE, and 10 years of experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server administration in a DSS or JSIG classified environment
- Experience operating under and managing systems within NISPOM Chapter 8, DCID 6/3-ICD 503, RMF, STIG, JAFAN, or JSIG information system environments
- Experience with Trusted Guard
- Redhat System Administration certification(s)
- Experience with NAS storage device (preferably NetApp) administration (ONTAP 8.x or higher ; CDOT)
- Solid understanding of Enterprise-level storage concepts to include all commonly-used RAID-levels
- Redhat Satellite Server (version 5 and version 6) configuration and usage experience
- Solid understanding of remediating security vulnerabilities ; Experience hardening Redhat systems in accordance with RMF and STIGs
- Identity Management (Single Sign-On) experience
- VMware and ESXi (6.x or higher) configuration and management experience
- Experience with host-based firewall implementations and configuration (Redhat "iptables")
- Experience building custom "rpm" software packages for Redhat platforms
- Windows (7, 10) administration experience; Windows Server 2008/2012 experience; Group Policies(GPOs) experience; Active Directory management experience
- Solid writing skills and use of Wiki pages and Sharepoint sites for documentation
- DoD 8570 Certification in a primary OS (Windows, Linux, Cisco)
- Currently valid Security+ CE, CASP, CISSP or similar security certification
- Top Secret clearance with SAP/SAR access level
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