Quality Assurance Linux Administrator with Security Clearance

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Job description

About the Organization Established in 2015, Assertive Professionals (A P), is an Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Armed with expertise, a passion for the industry, and an employee centric corporate culture, A P has already made a name for itself within the Defense Contracting community taking 15th place in America's Top 100 Small Business Visionaries for the 2018 Best of Small Business Awards, receiving the HireVets Platinum Medallion from the Department of Labor in 2021, has a 4.9 rating on Glassdoor, made the Inc. 5000 list and is a VET100 awardee as one of the fastest growing Veteran Owned Businesses in 2021. Our Mission: Providing cleared professionals who assist the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Department of Homeland Security in accomplishing their missions worldwide, through an employee centric culture of development, communication, and transparency. Position Timelines: OPEN positions are available right now. These are best for active job seekers. PROPOSED positions are pending the results of a source selection process. Have some flexibility and want to help us win? Apply to a proposed position today. PIPELINE positions are for anyone interested in a career with A P in the future. A recruiter will prequalify you and reach back out once we have a suitable position. Req Number AP 24-00023 Location Hanover, Maryland Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time Minimum Clearance TS/SCI with Polygraph Timeline Open Description Assertive Professionals is in search of a Quality Assurance Linux Administrator to support or National Security Customer near Hanover, MD. This is a Funded and Immediate position! Includes a $5,000 sign-on bonus, $2,000 in reimbursable relcation expenses, plus a $1,200 annual compliance bonus! We offer an excellent benefits package, including PTO, 401k Match at 5%, Profit Sharing, Company paid Life Insurance, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, and two options under a national medical plan with employee contribution. Position Description: Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Information Technology (IT) 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 systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance. Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems Provides support for hardware problems and remains involved in the resolution process Configures and manages LINUX operating system and installs Creates bash shell scripts to aid in system stability and deployment repeatability Manages the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems Provides Tier 1 (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems Optimizes system operations and resource utilization, and performs system capacity analysis and planning Provides detailed analysis and feedback to management and internal customers for escalated tickets Loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components Creates bash shell scripts to aid in system stability and deployment repeatability Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems Manages the daily activities of configuration and operation of IT systems Provides Tier I (Help Desk) problem identification, diagnosis and resolution of problems Optimizes system operations and resource utilization, and performs system capacity analysis and planning Provides support for hardware problems and.remains involved in the resolution process Provides detailed analysis and feedback to management and internal customers for escalated tickets Loads operating system software, troubleshoots, maintains integrity and configures network components Configures and manages LINUX operating system and installs Required Experience and Qualifications: TS/SCI with aPolygraph Nine (9) years experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) additional years of relevant system administration experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree 9 or more years of bash programming experience 7 or more years of Perl/Python programming and LINUX (Redhat/CentOS 5 or greater) experience. Knowledge of web technologies (html, xml, Java2E, etc ). 3 or more years of experience with virutalization and Puppet 3 or greater. Desired Experience and Qualifications: None Position Quality Assurance Linux Admininstrator - Level 2 EOE Statement Assertive Professionals, LLC, is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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