Senior Principal Linux System Administrator
Northrop Grumman
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Roy • Alabama, Utah • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $107,800 - $161,800 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
DockerKubernetesLinuxPerlPython
About the role
- Oversee large-scale server environments, including physical and virtualized servers, ensuring scalability and high availability
- Utilize tools to maintain consistent configurations across multiple servers, automating deployment and compliance
- Conduct regular performance assessments and optimizations of server resources, including CPU, memory, and storage to enhance system efficiency
- Implement and maintain solutions such as clustering and load balancing to ensure system reliability and performance during peak usage
- Perform regular security audits to assess compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements, proactively mitigating potential security risks
- Develop and maintain comprehensive backup strategies and disaster recovery plans, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss in case of failures
- Set up advanced monitoring solutions using tools for real-time visibility into system health and resource utilization, generating regular reports for stakeholders
- Work closely with development and operations teams in a DevOps environment to streamline CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless deployment and integration of applications
- Mentor junior administrators and provide training sessions on best practices, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with 8 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience OR a high school diploma or GED equivalent with 12 years of relevant experience
- Minimum of three years of experience with Systems Administration for Linux Operating Systems such as RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, or Rocky Linux
- Able to obtain IAT Level II certification such as CASP+ or Security+ within 90 days
- U.S. citizenship with an active SCI clearance
- Experience with DevOps architecture such as Kubernetes, Nexus, Harbor, Docker, GitLab, etc.
- Experience with security compliance and related security scanning products
- Experience in enterprise backup and restore solutions, storage area network (SAN), and network attached storage (NAS)
- Experience with scripting using tools such as Python, Perl, Bash, PowerShell, etc.
- Experience with network administration and related infrastructure
- Experience with hardware installation and maintenance to include firmware upgrades
- Candidate must demonstrate strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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Hard skills
Systems AdministrationLinux Operating SystemsRedHat Enterprise LinuxCentOSRocky LinuxDevOps architectureKubernetesDockerscriptingnetwork administration
Soft skills
troubleshootingproblem-solvingmentoringknowledge sharingcontinuous improvement
Certifications
IAT Level IICASP+Security+