Linux Systems Administrator

Linux Systems Administrator

BCMC, a small business specialized in IT and cybersecurity, is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners that experience cyber‑attacks. This role seeks a Technical Engagement Network (TEN) Lab Manager with experience in Linux, Splunk, and Ansible system administration to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities in the customer environment.

• Serve as lead Linux Systems Administrator overseeing RHEL environments across development, lab, and production systems.
• Perform large‑scale configuration management and deployment across Windows, MacOS, Linux/Unix, and other operating systems and virtual environments to support the TEN infrastructure.
• Support implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment.
• Provide ongoing systems administration, technical support, upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting services.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and workflows to automate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for large‑scale provisioning, configuration management, and compliance enforcement.
• Administer and maintain Splunk Enterprise/Splunk Cloud for system monitoring, security analytics, and operational intelligence.
• Implement and monitor security controls, including STIG compliance, access management, and audit configurations for Linux and Splunk systems.
• Develop dashboards and alerts in Splunk for proactive system health, performance, and security event monitoring.
• Perform implementation of granular access control, monitor systems for acceptable performance and user accessibility, establish backups, and monitor systems security.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex storage problems across the enterprise related to storage and replication strategies across local and wide area networks.
• Examine and identify efficiencies that can be made to existing procedures, with approval from the customer.
• Manage assigned project components to deliver services in accordance with established objectives.
• Advise and provide insight on development of lab standard operating procedures (SOPs) and policies.
• Employ security concepts, theories, insights, tools and methodologies to mitigate system weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

• U.S. citizenship.
• Active DoD Secret clearance (TS/SCI clearance preferred).
• Requires onsite work in Arlington, VA 2‑3 days per week.
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability.
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience as a Linux System Administrator.
• 3+ years of experience with Splunk Enterprise administration and log ingestion.
• 3+ years of experience with Ansible automation (Ansible Core or Ansible Tower/AAP).
• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

• Experience with writing technical procedures and standard operating procedures.
• Virtualization automation and optimization.
• Experience with multiple operating systems (Linux/Unix, Windows, MacOS).

BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering or related degree, or HS Diploma with 7+ years of lab management or systems administration experience.

• DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II.

Business Computers Management Consulting Group, LLC (BCMC) is a small business specializing in Information Technology (IT), Cybersecurity, Information Assurance (IA), SOA, Big Data Management, Program Management, and more for Federal, State, and Local agencies. BCMC is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 20000:2018, and CMMI Level 3 certified.

• Extremely competitive salary.
• 95% employer paid for employee medical, dental, and vision coverages.
• 100% employer paid for employee life, STD, and LTD disability coverages.
• 401k with company match and profit sharing.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent and health care.
• 11 standard holidays and 3 weeks of annual leave.

Arlington, VA – 2‑3 days onsite per week.

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