North Point Technology

LinuxSystemsAdministrator-HPC(TS/SCIClearanceRequired)

$155–205k ~AI est. Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Linux Systems Administrator - HPC (TS/SCI Clearance Required) at North Point Technology. Skills: Linux administration, HPC systems, RHEL environments, Security compliance. Lead system changes. Lead system improvements”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot issues; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance, TS/SCI clearance required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Active TS/SCI security clearance, Linux administration experience, Provisioning end users, Managing and configuring RHEL, Building multi-node environments, Optimizing multi-node environments, Maintaining multi-node environments, Experience with Linux clusters, Experience with Slurm, Experience with MPI, Understanding of NGA networking, Reviewing STIG/IAVA scans, Remediating vulnerabilities, Performing VM backups, Performing VM snapshots, Working with Security for ISCP, Scripting for administration, Scripting for configuration, Scripting for troubleshooting, Scripting for automation, Knowledge of systems practices, Knowledge of architectural practices, Knowledge of software development practices, Knowledge of software sustainment practices, DoD 8570-compliant certification

Nice to Have

Red Hat certification(s), Linux certification(s), Agile certification(s), Experience with team collaboration tools, Administration of team collaboration tools

What You'll Do.

Lead system improvements

Support geospatial environment

Recommend configuration changes

Improve system performance

Partner with stakeholders

Keep systems security compliant

Author operational documentation

Update operational documentation

Author security documentation

Update security documentation

Author troubleshooting guides

Update troubleshooting guides

Manage RHEL environments

Configure RHEL environments

Build multi-node environments

Optimize multi-node environments

Maintain multi-node environments

Review STIG/IAVA scans

Remediate vulnerabilities

Support ISCP exercises

Script for administration

Script for configuration

Script for troubleshooting

Script for automation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Government POCs; Contractor POCs; Stakeholders; Security team; Team collaboration tools

Communication Scope

Technical documentation; Operational documentation; Security documentation; Troubleshooting guides; SOPs

Process & Methodology

Agile

Full Job Description

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Systems Engineer to support our mission operations team. The qualified candidate must have an active TS/SCI security clearance, and will support the operation and sustainment of a mission-critical geospatial solution serving Department of War end users. The ideal candidate has strong Linux system administration experience and a proven background in the installation, configuration, administration, support, and maintenance of mission-critical cloud and on-premise systems. This program requires employees to have an active TS/SCI clearance Responsibilities: This position involves taking a leadership role in system changes and improvements in support of a mission-critical geospatial environment. Duties will include working directly with government and contractor POCs to troubleshoot issues, proactively recommending configuration changes to improve system performance, partnering with stakeholders to keep systems security compliant, and authoring and updating operational and security documentation, including troubleshooting guides and SOPs. Required Skills/Experience: Linux administration experience provisioning end users Experience managing and configuring RHEL environments Experience building, optimizing, and maintaining multi-node environments that run parallel workloads Experience with Linux clusters, specifically Slurm and MPI, to support High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems Strong understanding of NGA networking Proficient in reviewing STIG/IAVA scans and remediating vulnerabilities Experience performing virtual machine backups and snapshots Experience working with Security to support ISCP exercises Experience scripting for administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and automation Knowledge of systems, architectural, software development, and software sustainment practices Preferred Skills/Experience Red Hat certification(s) Linux certification(s) Agile certification(s) Experience with team collaboration tools and

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