Job Description

*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week

Position Description:

• Lead efforts in developing new strategies for operational efficiencies
  
• Lead Automation strategies using Ansible application
  
• Work with applications teams and stakeholders as the platform technical lead
  
• Work with highly experienced and technical resources
  
• Assist technical leads in implementing systems and software updates
  
• Deploy RHEL patches and platform updates
  
• Document processes, procedures and configurations
  
• Perform daily operations support functions, including problem isolation and resolution
  
• Provide status updates of task and project updates
  
• Provide system administration support
  
• Troubleshoot platform and application issues
  
• All other duties as assigned or directed
  

Key Required Skills:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x/8.x/9.x Platform Administration, Experience with virtual platforms, Ansible playbooks and scripting languages for automation tasks and deployments.
  

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 7+ years of experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field or 11+ years in lieu of a degree.
• 7+ years of experience as a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x/8.x/9.x Platform Administration (administration, installation, configuration, optimization, backup & recovery)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience with the US Federal Government
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Required Skills

• Solid experience as a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Administrator
• 7+ years of experience with performance tuning & troubleshooting, identifying and resolving memory, CPU, access, networking, disk I/O, etc.
• 5+ years of experience working Virtual Platforms.
• 5+ years of experience working with Ansible Playbooks.
• 3 years of experience with scripting languages for automation tasks and deployments (e.g., Bash Shell and Python)
• Expertise in the Linux command-line environment
• Excellent knowledge and experience with RHEL applications and tools – Ansible, Satellite, etc.
• Experience in providing support for installation, configuration and troubleshooting of middleware applications

Desired Skills

• Adept at working independently, but also in a team environment
• Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions in a fast-paced, deadline driven enterprise environment
• Excellent understanding of change management, testing requirements, techniques, and tools to ensure high availability of systems
• Experience developing and maintaining Red Hat Ansible Playbooks
• Prior Federal government experience
• Self-starter, highly motivated individual who adapts to a dynamic work environment
• Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities.
  

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