Senior Linux Administrator

Location: Washington, DC area preferred / Remote

Metric5 is currently seeking a Senior Linux Administrator to join a growing team on an exciting and highly visible project for our US Department of the Treasury customer.

The Metric5 team is seeking a skilled Senior Linux Administrator to join an Agile program responsible for the development, maintenance, security, and operational support of existing HR applications. You will support a team that provides operating system administration. You will be embedded in an existing admin team, build systems, create scripts and CronJobs, and communicate regularly with the customer.

Specifics:

• Triage and troubleshoot issues related to applications and supporting infrastructure, includes frontline incident response
• Implement and enforce security guidelines using CIS Benchmarks and/or DISA STIG
• Patch and maintain servers
• Remediate security vulnerabilities
• Report team and system status and metrics to the customer
• Administer Oracle Linux servers and some windows servers
• Contribute to developing infrastructure as code, software build tools, and integration tools
• Work with application teams to automate file integrations and transfers
• Provide support, tool management, and operating system administration

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience administering Oracle Linux/RHEL, network storage and networking.
• Experience troubleshooting performance issues
• Experience with CIS Benchmarks and/or DISA STIG
• Experience with scripting
• Experience installing and configuring MFA
• Experience with Active Directory
• Experience with Ansible
• Experience coordinating with systems and database administrators
• Experience with management/tracking utilities such as JIRA/Confluence
• Experience in cloud services (OCI)
• Able to clearly communicate with other leads, project managers, and customers
• Familiarity with virtualized environments

Desired Skills:

• Experience working in an Agile environment and knowledge of Agile philosophies
• Able to provide positive recommendation of improvements to existing processes, including tools and applications

Education: Bachelors in a Technical Discipline - Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent technical degree

Years of Experience: 10+ years of experience or more


Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000 annually

About Metric5
Metric5 is a small business with big company benefits. We have a passionate team of smart, fun, caring professionals, and we are here for the long haul. Join our growing team in a business where your contributions make an enormous impact. Our organization offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, continuous professional development, with a best in class company culture that is enjoyable to work in and supports the growth of each of our professionals.

Our benefits include:

• Health & Dental Insurance with 100% of individual coverage paid for by the company
• Vision Insurance
• Life & Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401K with company match (employees are immediately vested)
• Paid Vacation
• 9 Paid Holidays per year (plus 2 paid floating holidays)
• Parental Leave
• Employee Bonuses
• Professional Development Reimbursement Program
• Tuition Assistance Program

Metric5 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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