Mid-Level Linux Systems Administrator

Alpha Omega Integration LLC
Boulder, CO
26 Jan 2025

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Alpha Omega Integration LLC is an award-winning Federal IT Solutions provider. Since its inception in September 2016, we have grown from a start-up to a $100m/year business. Alpha Omega's growth stems from our mission focus:

to make the US Government the best in the world. We achieve that via advanced capabilities in the areas of Design & Product Management, DevSecOps & Cloud Engineering, Intelligent Automation, and Cybersecurity.

Our consistent growth has fostered a series of accolades including Inc. 5000 and Washington Technology's Fast 50 awards for five consecutive years, Virginia Business Best Places to Work ten years in a row, and Maryland Technology Council's 2022 Government Contract of the Year over $50 Million Dollars award, to name a few.

We are seeking passionate federal IT professionals to join our team.

Come support our nation's government agencies and make a difference!

Why Us?

We have

H.E.A.R.T.! Alpha Omega's Core Values -

(H) harmony, (E) engagement, (A) accountability, (R) resourcefulness, and (T) tenacity- collectively are an acrostic reminder of the values that guide the work we do.

We foster a culture that recognizes and rewards hard work. Our H.E.A.R.T. program invites colleagues and managers from across the organization to recognize each other for living out our core values. Spotlighted employees enjoy a detailed nomination about their core-values-aligned actions which are then shared with their manager. Beyond peer-to-peer recognition, awarded employees also receive a $250 bonus in their paychecks. Each quarter, the H.E.A.R.T. award commitment will identify one exceptional employee to receive the $10,000 H.E.A.R.T. bonus.

Ready to embark on a rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling career in the Federal IT Solutions space?

Come grow with us!

Job Title: Mid-Level Linux Systems AdministratorWork Location: Boulder, COClearance Required: US Citizen and able to obtain a Public Trust T-4 clearance

We are actively seeking a

System Administrator to join our current team on an active project supporting a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) IT Support Services contract. The AOI team provides data center management and consolidation, cloud migration, and associated IT services.

Position Description/Scope of Work:

The Systems Administrator will be responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring the infrastructure; also, to collaborate with other team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes. You will become an integral part of a close-knit team, making every problem of the platform a problem of your own, and solving them accordingly. Also innovating to come up with infrastructure improvements.

Responsibilities:
  • Manage and maintain Infrastructure with Ansible codebase. Contribute to ongoing platform within IaC approach.
  • Manage and maintain Virtualization cluster.
  • Oversee platform software releases, system upgrades, evaluates and install patches and resolves software related problems. Perform ongoing performance tuning.
  • Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes,reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
  • Perform regular vulnerability patching and monitoring.
  • Oversee daily backup operations are performed, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.
  • Provide Tier II-III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
  • Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
  • Configure/add new services as necessary implement new platform features.
  • Upgrade and configure system software that supports infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.
  • Maintain system hardware, including Laptops, servers, Network equipment's swapping parts, managing returns, rebuilding filesystems, escorting third-party maintenance personnel, and coordinating and communicating with impacted constituencies

Required Skills:
  • 3-5 years Linux Systems Administration experience
  • Demonstrated knowledge and working experience in both Linux (RHEL/CentOS 7.x+) and container technology. In addition to Linux having Windows skills is a plus.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructures, AWS or other cloud providers
  • Linux administration in virtualized environments (KVM, RHV-Ovirt)
  • Strong scripting experience. Bash, Python or Go preferred.
  • Experience in configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef
  • Experience with web servers Tomcat, Apache or Nginx. Familiarity with web-based technologies, including but not limited to, reverse proxy servers, SSL certificate configuration.
  • Storage knowledge and experience with filesystems configuration along with Logical Volume Manage (LVM) strong knowledge of NFS and/or Ceph
  • A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  • Takes ownership of assignments, working with minimal direct supervision
  • Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written correspondence) in a professional and courteous manner with technical and non-technical personnel.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational and facilitation skills

Desired Skills:
  • Exposure to Jenkins, Gitlab runners, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Kafka and Icinga

Desired Certification(s):
  • RedHat Certified System Administrator and any Network/Windows and similar Certs are a great plus
  • AWS certifications a plus

Required Education:
  • High School diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's degree, with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science, preferred

Travel Required:
  • Travel Required (list percentage and location): 0-1%
  • Telecommute Options (if available, please specify number of days per week): During COVID 50% Telecommute, after COVID 100% on site.
Alpha Omega Integration, LLC (Alpha Omega) is committed to the development of a creative, diverse, and inclusive work environment. In accordance with the law and our organizational values, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status)". Final hiring decisions at Alpha Omega will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA, women, people over 40, and differently-abled folks are strongly encouraged to apply.

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  • ID: #48827437
  • State: Colorado Boulder 80305 Boulder USA
  • City: Boulder
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-01-26
  • Deadline: 2023-03-26
  • Category: Et cetera