We have an outstanding Contract to Hire position for aLinux Administratorto join a leading Company located in theVicksburg, MSsurrounding area.

US Citizenship is required.

Candidate must possess an Active Top Secret Security Clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI.

Please click on this link if you have any questions on how to obtain a clearance : https://www.tadpgs.com/obtain_security_clearance

Responsibilities :

• Linux System Administration duties as required to maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems consisting of Linux-based application and license servers, virtual machines, and GP/GPU cluster-based systems

• Coordination with network administrators is required

• Setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system-wide software, and allocating mass storage space

• Developing and monitoring policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources

• Participating in the installation, integration, acceptance testing, and ongoing maintenance of our HPC systems and software environment

  Basic Hiring Criteria :

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience (additional experience may be substituted for the degree)

• DoD 8570 certification - Security + and OS cert, Linux+, RedHat, etc (90-day waiver may be provided to obtain the OS certification)

• Willingness to occasionally work after hours and/or respond to emergency situations for problem resolution

• General knowledge of Linux and general Unix operating systems concepts as well as systems administration experience

• Ability to create and maintain Information Assurance (IA) compliance documentation of the Information System

• Experience with compiling, installing, and porting software

• Ability to understand application scaling issues related to problem resolution and algorithm choice

• Experience with Storage Architectures: SAN, SAS, FC, SATA, Bandwidth, Performance

This position requires access to technologies and hardware subject to US national security-based export control requirements. All applicants must be US Persons (8 USC 1324b(a)(3)), or otherwise authorized by the U.S. Government. No company sponsorship will be offered.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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