Linux Systems Administrator

Peraton Labs delivers innovative solutions and revolutionary new capabilities to solve the most difficult and complex challenges for government agencies, utilities, and commercial customers. With a distinguished heritage tracing back to Bell Labs, Bellcore, DHPC, and Telcordia, our experts pave the way.

Linux Systems Administrator Responsibilities:

• Ensure system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational policies
• Running security scans and resolving vulnerabilities
• Primary responsibility hardening Linux systems per requirements, to include Operating System (OS) patching, software patching, and anti-virus software management
• Assist in hardening Windows systems per requirements, to include Operating System (OS) patching, software patching, and anti-virus software management
• Will be involved in installing and programming routers, firewalls and multi-layer network switches, to include routing, and managing Access Control Lists

Required Experience/Skills:

• 5 years experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD
• Active Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI
• US Citizenship

• Linux FIPS mode

• Full disk encryption using LUKS / Tang / Clevis

• Secure Technical implementation Guide (STIG), Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), OpenSCAP, STIGviewer.

• Creating patch repositories and pushing out updates quarterly.

• Bash scripting, User profiles, Secure login policies 

• Active Directory authentication (SSSD, Realm, Samba)

• Mounting NTFS and NFS drives

• VMware Virtualization with Horizon View (thin client / Omnissa client)

• VMware VCenter Administration, Microsoft Active Directory administration

• Familiarity with CUDA and Compute GPU installations

• Installing, Upgrading and Administrating Red Hat Rocky, Ubuntu, Real-Time Operating Systems (Redhawk / Red Hat RT)

Certification Requirements:

• At least 1 DoD 8140/8570 IAT-I, IAT-II Baseline Certification: Network+ or Security+
• At least 1 Computing environment certification: Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHEL), Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHSA), Linux+, Linux Professional Institute Certified (LPIC)

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.