Peraton is seeking a Linux System Administrator to join our team in the Fort Meade, MD. / Annapolis Junction MD., area. Our dynamic team delivers information security solutions that facilitate secure data flows and the detection/prevention of unauthorized behaviors, performs system security vulnerability assessments and solution development, provide enterprise-level network, server, desktop, and application security services.
As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets.
The ideal candidate will possess Linux system administration experience in a Linux environment (Linux, Redhat Linux, CentOS).
The Linux System Administrator duties may include but are not limited to:
- Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems.
- Manages IT system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems.
- Provide support to IT systems including:
- Provide Tier 1 (Help Desk) and Tier 2 (Escalation) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems.
- Day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution for all the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc
- Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remain involved in the resolution process.
- Provide detailed analysis and feedback to agency management and internal customers for escalated tickets
- Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
- Optimize system operations and resource utilization and perform system capacity analysis and planning.
- Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of and configure network components, along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
- Installs and configures Linux systems including back-end databases and scripts.
- Performs system maintenance by reviewing error logs.
- Creates system backups.
**This role requires 100% on-site support M-F**