Linux Administrator, Senior

Your Impact: Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If so, look no further. Amentum is seeking a Linux Administrator, Senior to join our team of passionate individuals in Hanover, MD . In this role you will support challenging, mission-critical projects that make a direct impact on the Nationu2019s security and intelligence mission. Our contract supports more than 12 efforts with varying levels of hardware and software development requirements. Our projects are focused on front end equipment configuration/maintenance, back-end repositories, front end dashboards, as well as everything in between for the full data processing thread. Our teams can range from one to two developers to a team of 12. All of our teams work right alongside our customer to discuss requirements, identify solutions, and choose the way forward for implementation. As part of an engineering office, our customer and our workforce look and plan for future expectations- continuously trying to stay ahead of the next challenge. Responsibilities: This Senior Linux administrator position will provide candidates with a chance to work on system security plan efforts: patching, reviewing vulnerabilities, and ensuring accreditation needs are addressed. In addition, this position will allow the candidate to monitor and support load balance needs, datamining requirements, support a migration to new operating system, and creating and using SPLUNK dashboards for customer leadership to use. Candidates will also: Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology Systems. Provides support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc. Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers. Provides support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process. Configures and manages Linux operating systems and installs/loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components along with implementing operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance. u2022 Review security scan results, provides necessary updates directly to resolve security vulnerabilities or works with other applications and efforts to resolve vulnerabilities. u2022 Works with customeru2019s necessary to review System Security Plan accreditation and re-accreditation requirements. u2022 Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of IT systems u2022 Provides support for hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process u2022 Configures and manages Linux operating system and installs u2022 Creates bash shell scripts to aid in system stability and deployment repeatability u2022 Manages the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems u2022 Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution of problems u2022 Optimizes system operations and resource utilization, and performs system capacity analysis and planning. u2022 Provides detailed analysis and feedback to management and internal customers for escalated tickets. u2022 Loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components. Requirements: u2022 Must have active Top-Secret clearance with SCI and Poly u2022 At least 9 years of Linux Administration experience u2022 Bacheloru2019s Degree in a technical discipline, or an additional 4 years of experience. Familiarity with MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Project and Visio u2022 Exceptional attention to detail; excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong critical thinking, organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills u2022 Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment Clearance Required: u2022 Must have active Top-Secret clearance with SCI and poly Minimum Education: u2022 Bacheloru2019s degree in a technical discipline, or an additional four (4) years of experience. Minimum Years of Experience: u2022 9 Preferred: u2022 Experience with bash programming #javelin #externalreferral Pay Transparency Verbiage Amentumu2019s health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Eligible employees and their dependents may elect medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our companyu2019s 401k plan, and, if eligible, a deferred compensation plan and Executive Deferral Plan. Employees will also receive 17 days of vacation per year, seven paid holidays, plus floating holidays and caregiver leave. Hired applicants will be able to purchase company stock and have the opportunity to receive a performance discretionary bonus. The base salary range for this position is $180k to $215k . This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Created: 2025-12-05