Linux Systems Administrator

Founded in 1996, SofTec Solutions is a leading IT Consulting Services firm for Federal, State & Local Government, Commercial and Healthcare industries.  We pride ourselves on building strong relationships with our candidates and clients to find just the right match.  We look for candidates who go beyond the norm of the usual employee and are hungry for new learning experiences and situations. Because of our resources we have been listed for three consecutive years in the Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies in America.

We are seeking a Linux Administrator who will work with our client's teams configuring Puppet to enhance OS support models and application deployment strategies. 

• Integrally work and interact with network, storage, server infrastructure, and other enterprise service support teams to deploy and ensure optimal operation of the environment 

• Provide performance monitoring and analysis and assist in developing and engineering solutions to resolve performance issues using VMware and OS tools. 

• Participate in meetings with customers to identify and confirm future requirements and provide recommendations as needed 

• Collaborate with customers to determine appropriate system and design specifications needed to support applications to ensure platform requirements are satisfied 

• Support security initiatives and address standards/compliance issues within the environment for platform technologies and systems Provide feedback on designed solutions to Design Engineers and participate in component, system, service, functional, integration, and operational testing activities for new and existing services/applications in the environment. Understand load-balanced networking and troubleshooting Assist in developing and maintaining processes, procedures and monitoring related to sustainment activities for ensuring optimum service levels Participate in disaster recovery exercises as needed 

• Minimum 4+ years' experience in Red Hat Linux System Administration on VMWare 

• Puppet configuration management software support experience

• Technologies and general Enterprise Configurations (DNS, DHCP, LDAP, Load-Balancing, etc.) 

• Specific familiarity with administration and management of multiple of the following technologies: 

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Satellite VMware Virtualization 

• Ability to develop scripts to streamline/automate administrative responsibilities (Shell Scripts, Perl, Python etc.) 

• Working knowledge of Storage Area Networks and Networking 

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Visio. 

• Preferred General familiarity with the use, design and administration requirements/responsibilities for Windows operating systems. 

• Familiarity with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) 

• Specific familiarity Client Operations Support System (OpenView, HPSA) toolset. 

• General knowledge of ActiveMQ or other messaging systems 

• General knowledge of Apache Tomcat or other web-based toolsets. 

• GIT or other revision control system

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.