Job Title: Linux Systems Administrator - (Active secret clearance required)
Duration: 3+ years
Client: Defense Research Lab
Location: Lexington, MA 02421
Description: Maintains operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination of infrastructure and cloud responsibilities. Develops and designs core operating system builds. Responsible for coding, virtualization, and automation of systems. Sets up administrator and service accounts, maintains an active directory of users and system documentation, tunes system performance, installs system-wide software, and allocates mass storage space. Assesses and resolves user access problems related to security controls to minimize business impact and risk exposure. Identifies and evaluates vendor products and establishes vendor monitoring and tracking processes. Performs capacity planning and monitors/tunes systems. Recommends appropriate platforms for purchase, coordinates installation, and provides backup recovery. Serves as a point of escalation for major incidents that are unresolved at the helpdesk level. Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources. May draft general IT communications to end-users including notifications of outages/downtimes. May serve as the primary liaison for mergers, acquisitions, and divesture activities as it relates to user access, network, security, and support.
Background/Need: The Technology Group supports the development of advanced technologies and systems for application to sensors and interceptor missiles to be used in future surveillance, missile defense, and air defense systems. The Group is currently supporting programs in the development of air and space-based visible/IR surveillance and tracking for missile defense. The group is also developing and evaluating seeker and missile system technology. These programs cover a range of activities including advanced electro-optical sensors and algorithms, mission simulation and modeling, laboratory and field/flight tests and data reduction and analysis.
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Computer and network systems administrator will join a technical R&D group with a diverse set of information technology activities and requirements, including a significant Linux-oriented project support component.
Responsibilities will include:
Skills: Required
Skills: Desired
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