Linux Systems Administrator

Remote
Full Time
Mid Level
Company Overview:
Macalogic is a company with broad competencies based on over a decade of experience working in the federal arena. We are a Woman-Owned SBA-certified Small Business and an Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).  We provide business consulting services to government clients in four primary areas: software development and IT-related consulting; program support; federal enterprise architecture; and compliance. In the commercial, Business-to-Business (B2B) arena, we provide management support services, including hardware, software, and network installation, troubleshooting, and management.
Our core values of accountability, collaboration, value, and respect are central to everything we do at Macalogic. As such, we are always open to talking to self-motivated and responsible team players who are focused on contributing to the success of our clients. We offer a generous benefits package and compensation commensurate with your experience and skill set.

General Description
The successful candidate will perform as a systems administrator for the Air Force's Automated Funds Management System (AFMS) providing development, operations, and sustainment support, and assisting with the planning and execution of the migration of the production AFMS application to the AWS cloud.  This requires the candidate to assist with the configuration and daily operation of various Linux servers, performing operating system and security patches, and supporting software and hardware updates that host various production, development, and test environments for the AFMS system. In addition, the successful candidate will assist with the development and execution of a plan to migrate the AFMS production application to the AWS cloud. This includes application upgrades in preparation for migration, updating the system to take advantage various system monitoring and system automation tools and processes, supporting the actual migration of the system to AWS, and monitoring the post-migration system.


Duties and responsibilities
This position requires Linux and AWS expertise in support of the migration of the Air Force’s Automated Funds Management System (AFMS) application to the AWS cloud.  Examples of duties required include:
  • Perform daily administration of production and development servers in a RedHat Linux environment.
  • Comply with standard operating procedures.
  • Assist with software and operating system installations, patches, and upgrades.
  • Monitor system performance, security, data integrity, and optimal use of resources.
  • Perform diagnosis and resolution of problems.
  • Ensure data/media recoverability by performing system backups and database archive operations.
  • Develop a plan for migrating AFMS to the AWS cloud
  • Execute the migration plan.

Specialized Knowledge
  • Experience with RedHat Linux 7 or above
  • Ability to develop, modify, and execute Shell scripts
  • Knowledge and experience with VM Ware
  • Ability to develop, modify, and execute Kron jobs.
  • Experience with WebSphere
  • Experience with AWS migration

Education
Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, management information systems, or related field.

Professional Certifications
CompTIA Security+

Clearance
No clearance required
Experience
3 to 5 years of Linux system administration

U.S. Citizen or Similar
Must be a U.S. Citizen

Skills and Abilities
Experience with Linux system administration and AWS cloud migration.

Other Characteristics (e.g., Personal or Language)
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Must be able to work in a team environment with personnel from other companies, government program management and administrative personnel, and technical staff members.

Working conditions, including location
Can include either full-time Remote or 1-day per week in the government facility if in the Dayton area; Client duty hours are Monday through Friday.  Core hours are 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM Eastern Time.
 
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