Maxar Technologies

Linux System Administrator, TS/SCI

Maxar Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Herndon • Colorado, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $125,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSCloudDockerJenkinsKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftOpen SourceOpenStackPythonTypeScript

About the role

  • Monitors secure side systems operations to develop appropriate solutions, and to implement them.
  • Improving system operations and functionality, monitoring, and optimization of the platform.
  • Tracks and remediates IAVM vulnerabilities
  • Implements STIG guidance
  • Support ATO sustainment efforts such as patching
  • Work with software and system engineers to apply automated test and documentation processes.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve network, automation pipelines, and infrastructure issues.
  • Integrate static code analysis and other security mechanisms into pipeline.
  • Communicate with multidisciplinary teams and articulate technical concepts and ideas effectively.

Requirements

  • US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance is mandatory for this position and required for consideration.
  • Consideration to acquire CI Poly possible.
  • 4+ years of technical experience in maintaining automated system platforms for the intelligence community, geospatial context, and/or big data analytics
  • CICD development experience with Jenkins, GitLab, Ansible, Kubernetes, Openshift, and/or Docker.
  • Open source and custom application deployments and maintenance experience.
  • Demonstrated experience with LINUX and database system administration and Python scripting
  • Capable of working effectively with a geographically distributed ops & development team
  • Communicates effectively with customers and team in written and oral forums
  • Willingness to work onsite 80% or as needs dictate
  • Degree or equivalent demonstrated experience in a technical field.
  • CompTIA Security+ or comparable certification for privileged user access (desired)
  • Familiarity with Data visualization; Data management, Data integration, User Interface, Databases (desired)
  • Strong Linux skills and familiarity with hybrid cloud/on-prem architecture, AWS, C2S, OpenStack, etc. (desired)
  • Experience as a military/intelligence analyst, supporting the military/IC, or knowledge of some IC PED systems is a plus! (desired)
Benefits
  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
  • Career advancement opportunities to advance deeper into DevSecOps profession.
  • Consideration to acquire CI Poly possible.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
automated system platformsCICD developmentPython scriptingLINUX administrationdatabase system administrationnetwork troubleshootingstatic code analysissecurity mechanismsmonitoring and optimizationvulnerability remediation
Soft skills
effective communicationteam collaborationarticulating technical conceptsproblem-solvingworking with multidisciplinary teamsgeographically distributed team collaboration
Certifications
CompTIA Security+TS/SCI clearanceCI Poly (consideration)