Unix System Administrator TS
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Production Support Team
Unix System Administrator / Systems Engineer
Location: Alexandria VA
Clearance: Top Secret
Position Overview:
The successful candidate will participate in a team environment supporting a U.S. Government contract that provides personnel security management to DOD. The position involves the development test and production support of a web application with a Sybase database. The candidate will need strong analytical skills strong communication skills and extensive experience in UNIX. Exposure and experience working with various middleware products is preferred.
Essential Function:
The candidate will be involved in the daytoday support of a UNIX Solaris operating system development environment for a web application with a Sybase database. Additionally occasional evening and weekend support for production deployments is required. Strong analytical skills and experience with the ability to communicate is a must. Strong understanding of UNIX Shell scripting and relational databases is needed. Must be able to work in a team environment and independently with minimum management oversight. Must possess high energy and strong motivation to make a difference. The work is fast paced and with changing priorities. Task switching without loss of productivity is a must.
PreRequisites:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Current DoD Top Secret clearance (based on SSBI investigation)
- Security certification is required or must be obtained within 3 months
- UNIX System Administrator certification is preferred
- 2 3 years handson experience with the UNIX operating system as a Systems Administrator; preference is that the experience be with Solaris but any Unix OS experience is acceptable. Experience must include system startup/shutdown backups vulnerability management and CommercialOffTheShelf (COTS) product upgrading/loading/troubleshooting.
- Experience working with middleware products such as Tomcat Apache Redhat JBossEAP and Java is preferred
- Ability to assist with developing procedural and technical documentation
- Ability to follow project plans (system migrations and software release upgrade)
- Ability to work evening and weekend hours on a rotational basis for production deployments
- Experience in supporting software developers in development environments
- Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills
- Knowledge of UNIX and webrelated security postures skills and bestpractices
- Must be able to effectively articulate complex technical concepts to onsite clients nontechnical management and cocontractors
- Must demonstrate a strong sense of selfmotivation and direction
- A team player
- Understanding of application development lifecycle processes is a plus
- Common office software skills (Word Excel Visio)
- Strong motivation to make a difference
- Familiarity with Department of Defense personnel security issues is a plus
TechOpps Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information on our Company please visit our website at .
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Contact Information: Please send resumes to .
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Contract
