Unix/Linux Systems Administrator (Nights)

Peraton is currently seeking skilled and qualified candidates for their Unix/Linux System System administrator to join the Postal ETS program located in Eagan, MN. This is an on-site position with potential hybrid remote possibilities. First month will be full time on-site.  Details to be discussed during screening. The Night Shift resource will join the Midrange System Administration teams and provide UNIX / Linux System Administration services for an assigned set of applications. The scope includes the full range of system life-cycle phases including, Build, Application /Service Provisioning, Operations and Decommissioning.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Unix / Linux System Administration
• Installation and maintenance of OS
• Contributor to Incident, Problem and ChangeManagement processes.
• User Support / Problem resolution
• Application/Service Provisioning
• Operations and Decommissioning

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years experience, master’s degree with 3+ years experience or high school diploma/GED with 9+ years experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card Holder (Must resided with the U.S. past five years and no more than six months outside travel of the U.S. during this time frame).
• Experience dealing with management of large (>1000 systems) environments.
• Experience with Linux (SuSE and Red Hat)
• Basic understanding with configuration management of large environments, utilizing automation tools such as: Chef, Puppet, Ansible or other configuration management frameworks.
• Ability to take customer requirements and create scalable configuration models to support them
• Process Implementation and documentation
• Experience using Change/Incident Management tools (ServiceNow)
• Senior in Linux OS Administration.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems from the Application tier, through the OS and Network tiers.
• Experience with Unix Shell Scripting

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Expertise with custom AutoYaST and Kickstart deployments
• Expertise with SMT and custom patch solutions for SuSE and Red Hat systems
• Expertise Ansible / Anisible Tower
• Expertise with Cassandra
• Expertise with Oracle CRS (installation/configuration/maintenance)
• Experience with Kafka

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.