Linux Engineer
Arlington, VA. Posted 07-31-17

Job Description
MUST HAVE:
Please have your consultant list his years of experience and his level of expertise (Expert, Advanced, Intermediate Beginner, or None) beside each of the skills below:
REQUIRED SKILLS:
•Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 7+ year’ experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
•Red Hat Linux ver. 6.x
•System hardening, vulnerability remediation, and DISA STIGs,
•Scripting skills (e.g., Perl, Python, shell, BASH scripting)
•Network and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH)
•VMWare 6
•Knowledge and experience with any of the following
oApache,TomCat
oKerberos
oIDM
oPuppet/Satellite Server
oNagios/Ops View
oSPLUNK
oBig Data Solutions (IBM PureData/Netezza, Big Insights)
oJava
oRHEL 7
Additional skills and/or certifications:
•Strong communication skills to communicate systems requirements with customers and team members.
•Strong organization skills to prioritize work, while balancing and leading complex projects.
•Strong interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members.
•Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
•Flexibility to work in a high-paced, evolving environment.
DUTIES:
•Perform the installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance of Red Hat Linux systems according to existing standards in a virtualized environment.
•Design and develop complex, integrated solutions to meet business requirements or enhance performance.
•Perform regularly scheduled software maintenance and security patching.
•Perform installation of custom developed applications in a virtual server environment.
•Develop documentation; oversee implementation of same.
•Develop and maintain STIG’d Images and templates for servers.
•Provide technical leadership to less experienced personnel.