Geared toward candidates with U.S. citizenship and experience in intelligence community programs comfortable with administering Linux systems and cloud-forward initiatives.
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Original posting from North Point Technology via Greenhouse
North Point Technology is looking to hire a Linux System Administrator to support a high-priority intelligence community program. This role requires an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a willingness to obtain a polygraph within the customer's required timeline. The selected candidate will administer and maintain Linux environments across multiple operational and development contexts, supporting both mission continuity and cloud-forward initiatives. U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities:
The Linux System Administrator will administer and maintain Linux systems across multiple program environments to support operational and development needs, including cloud initiatives aligned to evolving customer requirements. The role involves administering collaboration applications such as Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and RocketChat; managing user accounts; and resolving application access issues. The administrator will monitor system performance, respond to anomalies, and independently implement configuration changes to maintain high system availability. They will coordinate with enterprise partners during outages, make failover decisions across availability zones or data centers, and perform system checkouts and test upgrades and patches in operational environments. Additional responsibilities include ensuring compliance with security requirements in partnership with Enterprise Services, documenting incidents, root cause analyses, and corrective actions, and developing user guides and operational procedures for program tools including custom Linux scripts and tailored COTS products.
Required Skills/Experience:
Linux system administration, including configuration management and performance monitoringAdministration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence in an Agile collaboration environmentRocketChat administration and user account managementSystem availability management, including failover coordination across availability zones or data centersPatch and upgrade testing in operational environmentsIncident documentation, root cause analysis, and corrective action reportingDevelopment of user guides, operational procedures, and custom Linux scriptsAbility to work a Panama shift schedule including weekends and holidaysPreferred Skills/Experience:
AWS or other cloud service provider experience and cloud-based architecture knowledgeFamiliarity with cross-domain architectures across multiple classification levelsExperience with automated testing and monitoring toolsExperience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processesQualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related disciplineCompTIA Security+ (active certification required prior to start)Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibilityWillingness and ability to obtain a polygraph within the customer's required timelineU.S. citizenship requiredNorth Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.
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For positions requiring a federal security clearance, your clearance level must be clearly identified on your resume.