RedHat Linux System Admin

Job Title:
Red Hat Linux System Admin Level IV

Location:
College Park, MD

Program: NCEP

Company/ Program

Description:

Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do.

The Washington Post has recognized Centuria Corporation as one of the top workplaces in the DC Metro area for 2024. This award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice. The Top Workplaces USA award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces.

Centuria is honored to have been awarded this distinction.

Program

Description:

This role will directly support the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Central Operations (NCO) division for the compute, storage, and networking within the data centers that support the Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) and Compute Farms (CFs). This partnership will allow the Government to concentrate on its core missions, while also leveraging private sector expertise to manage state-of-the-art data center infrastructure.

• Maintaining a stable Linux environment
• Patch servers monthly or on as needed basis for vulnerabilities
• Use Ansible tower to manage and maintain the Linux environment
• Write Ansible scripts to optimize
  
  SA work
• Manage Puppet in providing compliance of the Linux environment
• Manage and maintain Satellite server and its repositories and the devices that pull down the repos
• Manage Red Hat Identity Management servers
• Manage Certificate and PKI infrastructure
• Proficient in VMWareEsxi infrastructure and knowledge on deploying VM’s
• Must be able to work independently to provide input and recommendations into the design phase and successfully execute requirements.
• Must excel at troubleshooting complex problems to resolution.
• Must be able to configure and install virtual desktop infrastructure and Enterprise backup solutions.
• Must be able to tune system utilizations for memory, processes, and network performance.
• Must be able to train and mentor Junior Level Sas

• 8 – 12 years of experience with planning, designing, and installing virtual hardware/software/storage within an Enterprise data center
• Must have Red Hat Certified System administrator – RHCSA
• Should have expert level knowledge on Ansible and managing of Linux environment
• Red Hat Identity Management
• Red Hat PKI infrastructure Management
• VMwareESXi