GovCIO LLC seeks a Senior Linux Administrator to support mission-critical federal IT programs. You'll design, secure, and maintain enterprise Linux environments, driving automation, reliability, and performance across on-prem and cloud platforms. Responsibilities include patching, configuration management, monitoring, troubleshooting, and implementing STIG-compliant hardening. You'll collaborate with engineers, developers, and cybersecurity teams in a mission-driven, fast-paced setting while mentoring junior staff and contributing to continuous infrastructure improvements.
Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain secure, enterprise-grade Linux servers for federal customers.
- Implement automation for provisioning, configuration, and patching using tools like Ansible.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot incidents, and ensure high availability and reliability.
- Harden systems to meet federal security and compliance requirements (e.g., STIGs).
- Manage user access, storage, backups, and recovery processes.
- Support cloud and virtualized Linux workloads across on-prem and hybrid environments.
- Collaborate with developers, cybersecurity, and operations teams to support mission-critical apps.
- Create and maintain system documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
- Participate in on-call rotation and incident response for production environments.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of infrastructure, tools, and processes.
Required Skills
- Linux administration
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Shell scripting (Bash)
- Automation tools (Ansible)
- System monitoring & performance tuning
- Security hardening & STIG compliance
- Virtualization (VMware/KVM)
- Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Gov
- Cloud)
- Configuration management
- Backup and recovery