CommunityForce, Inc. is a global technology company that offers a full range of service modules, including scholarship management and grants management, to manage every aspect of business operation for philanthropic organizations, educational institutions, associations and other nonprofit organizations. CommunityForce is a rapidly growing systems integrator for the US Air Force.
Position: System Administrator (with Secret Clearence)
Location: Remote (Some travel to San Antonio TX)
Duration: Contract (Short term)
Job Description:
Linux Administrator duties and responsibilities
· Proactively maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure technology to maintain a 24x7x365 uptime service
· Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs
· Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all environments
· Fault finding, analysis and of logging information for reporting of performance exceptions
· Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning
· Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers, workstations, and network hardware
· Create and modify scripts or applications to perform tasks
· Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment
· Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes
Linux Administrator qualifications and requirements
· Previous working experience as a Linux Administrator
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar relevant degree
· IN depth knowledge of Linux: RedHat, CentOS, Debian, etc.
· Familiarity with VMWare and SAN management and concepts
· Expert in Shell, Perl, and/or Python scripting
· Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP
· Additional Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) will be considered an advantage
· Strong problem solving and communication skills
Certification
· Sec+
Job Type: Contract
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