Linux Systems Administrator (2024-0035)

Acclaim Technical Services
United States, Virginia, McLean
Nov 16, 2024
Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow. We are actively hiring a Linux Systems Administrator with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph working in McLean, VA. You will be a member of the Sustainment and Maintenance IT team. The Program supports a moderately sized customer network comprised of Linux (80%), windows (20%), virtualization, storage, network, and on-premise data center hardware. The Sustainment and Maintenance team offers rewarding opportunities to think outside the box to deliver innovative and sustainable IT environments to our customers. The system administrators work both independently and as a member of an integrated product team supporting a wide variety of basic and complex computing and network configurations and must have functional Linux and Windows experience. RESPONSIBILITIES Performing frequent data transfers from external media onto the network Update virus definitions weekly on data transfer systems Update standalone systems operating system and software. Responding to day-to-day trouble tickets, including diagnosing, and troubleshooting hardware, software, and account issues Installing, configuring, updating and removing system hardware (servers, workstations, graphics cards, transceivers, network interface cards) Installing, configuring, and updating system and application software Building, configuring, and deploying Linux and Windows systems, including multi-monitor installations. Creating and managing user/group accounts in Active Directory Implementing up-to-date system policies and procedures Utilize Git and Puppet to perform automatic build configuration of Linux systems. Utilize SCCM to perform automatic software installation on Windows systems. REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph Experience building, configuring, and deploying Linux and Windows systems, including multi-monitor installations Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.