Red Hat Enterprise Linux Systems Administrator

Description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gather customer requirements and complete new server builds per operational procedures.
• Perform server decommissions per operational procedures.
• Perform day-to-day operational maintenance, customer support, and program compliance.
• Execute yum/dnf installation and updates of Red Hat packages.
• Remediation of IAVM and ACAS vulnerability reports.
• Understand and audit DISA STIG checklists, including usage of automated SCAP scans.
• Execute Ansible automation content to audit and remediate compliance.
• Define technical details within milestones for Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms).
• Effectively communicate with customer and implement resolution for operational compliance.
• Assess, suggest, and implement system performance improvements.
• Modify and establish storage allocation, including NFS.
• Understand, troubleshoot, and improve functionality within SELinux, AIDE, fapolicyd, firewalld, Red Hat Identity Management (RHIdM), Red Hat Satellite, and Trellix products.
• Conduct root cause analysis and articulate to customer.
• Assist customers with migrating functionality to new servers with latest RHEL OS.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support outages and occasional after-hours maintenance.
• Create and improve documented Standard Operation Procedures.
  
  
  

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Skills

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Top Skills Details

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Required Experience

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems administration, matching skills identified within Primary Responsibilities.
  
  
  

Required Education, Clearance & Certifications

• BA/BS with 9+ years IT experience, MA/MS with 5+ years IT experience; other relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Secret clearance prior to start date
• CompTIA Security+ CE (or other IAT-II equivalent IAW 8750 requirements)
• Linux environmental certificate (i.e. Linux+, RHCSA, or similar)
  
  
  

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Mc Lean, VA.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $55.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Feb 28, 2026. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
  
  
  

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.