TekSynap ยท 1 day ago
Senior UNIX System Engineer w/Secret Clearance
US-VA-Radford
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expTekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. We are seeking a Senior UNIX System Engineer to join our team supporting an ITES task order, responsible for managing, maintaining, and supporting UNIX servers while ensuring optimal system performance and security.
ComputerInformation ServicesInformation Technology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot, and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and Solaris UNIX servers
Monitor and tune system performance to ensure optimal operations across a mixed customer environment
Plan and implement new system hardware and software, including lifecycle management and firmware version control
Create, maintain, and improve technical instructions, operating procedures, and policies
Perform system hardening and report on security and operational status
Identify system improvements and lead new software/hardware integrations
Generate and analyze utilization reports using existing tools to guide problem identification and resolution
Provide support and periodic preventive maintenance in a data center environment
Demonstrate and implement technologies to enhance efficiency, scalability, and performance of the current environment
Configure and maintain key services such as DNS, SFTP, SMTP, and NTP
Manage a large pool of local users via command line and enforce access control policies
Document and execute repeatable processes and disaster recovery protocols via SOPs
Qualification
Required
Five (5) years as a UNIX Systems Administrator or IT Engineer, including task automation
Three (3) years of experience in patch management (YUM, RPM) and applying security updates
Three (3) years working in complex networking environments, using VLANs and tools like ifconfig, netstat, ssh, and telnet
Three (3) years of system hardening using firewalld/iptables and host configurations
Three (3) years managing local user accounts via CLI
Three (3) years creating, maintaining, and executing SOPs for repeatable processes and recovery operations
Three (3) years configuring and maintaining services: DNS, SFTP, SMTP, and NTP
Strong team collaboration and communication skills
Three (3) years working with SELinux (basic and advanced configuration)
Experience with Cybersecurity patching, STIGs/SRGs, RMF, SCA-V, and CORA
Experience with large-scale hardware/software deployments across geographically dispersed sites
Familiarity with emerging network and infrastructure management tools and best practices
CompTIA Security+
Computing Environment (CE) Certification (e.g., RedHat) can be waived for 30 days post-start
Secret - IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive clearance or Tier 3 (T3) investigation
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
Benefits
Health
Dental
Vision
401K
Life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability plans
Vacation time
Holidays
Company
TekSynap
TekSynap is a well planned information management environment that offers to meet the business needs of Local Government customers.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kamran Jinnah
CEO
Lucas Narel
Chief Financial Officer
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