Linux Systems Administrator Job at Maxar Technologies, Herndon, VA

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  • Maxar Technologies
  • Herndon, VA

Job Description

Job Description

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Maxar is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to provide management of the numerous LINUX-based physical and virtual machines across several security domains in support of custom software development, testing, and deployment to customer systems. You will work closely with software/product development teams and customers to elicit, analyze, and verify new requirements and enhancements. Additionally, this position will be supporting several programs that create derived products from satellite imagery that is processed in-house.

Responsibilities:

  • Setup, configure and maintain various LINUX servers to support development, test, integration, and operational software threads
  • Work with development teams to design, implement, and maintain continuous integration environment for several projects across multiple networks.
  • Support security with VM hardening, patching, auditing, new software requests, and other security requirements
  • Track and manage internal and external software licenses

Minimum Requirements:

  • Must be a US citizen with a willingness and ability to obtain a US Government Security clearance.
  • 5+ years’ experience with the administration and distribution of Linux systems (preferably RHEL and CentOS at a minimum)
  • Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  • Proficient in creation and management of VMWare-based virtual machines
  • Experience installing, configuring, maintaining, monitoring and troubleshooting Linux servers, either physical (bare metal) or virtual (VMWare or equivalent)
  • Offline system patching (such as RPM)

Desired Qualifications:

  • Solid general network knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, SNMP, SMTP, NFS)
  • Experience with Shell (Bourne, Korn, Bash, csh, etc.) scripting, or scripting in Perl or Python
  • Experience with Configuration Automation tools (Puppet, Ansible, Chef)
  • Preferred the applicant has experience and active certifications that meet the ICD 503 guidelines for system administration
  • Experience with network storage technologies (S3, block, and object)
  • Experience with log management, syslog, SIEM, etc
  • Experience with HPC and GPU architectures.
  • Familiarity with cross-security domain solutions

In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

● The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $96,000.00 - $160,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: 

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

The date of posting can be found on Maxar’s Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Maxar’s Career page.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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