Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a
Linux Systems Admin to build, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Linux servers and user workstation hardware and software; design and implement workgroup-scale networks; build and manage authentication, file-share, and other collaboration servers to support groups of client systems
. This position is fully onsite in San Diego, CA.
Active TS/SCI Clearance Required
Responsibilities:
- Proactively maintain, install, collect logs, and interface with various security tools.
- Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various operational and project needs
- Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all managed environments
- Fault finding, analysis and logging information for reporting and resolving performance exceptions
- Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers, workstations, and network hardware
- Create and modify scripts or applications to perform tasks
- Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment
- Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning
- Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes
Requirements:
- Candidate must have 3-5 years of experience
- Candidate must have a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Typically, a bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology
- Strong problem solving and communication skills.
- Security+ Certification or the ability to get certification within 3 months of hiring
- Shell, Perl, and/or PowerCLI/PowerShell scripting
- Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS and LDAP
- Ability to use verbal and written communication skills to present information to a diverse population (technical and non-technical).
- Ability to work well as a member of a team and independently.
- Knowledge of existing cloud technologies including principles and methods of scalability to match workloads.
- Experience with operating system update services such as YUM or DNF and RedHat Satellite.
- Knowledge of the security technologies: Trellix Anti-Virus, Host-Based Security System (HBSS), Carbon Black
Preferred: Education Experience & Skills
- Experience with Git configuration management.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS): EC2, S3 and EFS storage
- DevSecOps experience or familiarity
Compensation:
$130,000 - $140,000 ** depending on experience and degree**
Full Benefits -Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Paid Holidays, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law
This job opens for applications on 10/27/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date
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