Linux System Administrator

Leidos is seeking a Systems Administrator who will be a member of the ESSC (Enroute System Support Complex) Support team working on the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAAs) En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) technology. ERAM is the heart of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and the pulse of the National Airspace System helping to advance our transition from a ground-based system of air traffic control to a satellite-based system of air traffic management. ERAM is vital to the future of air navigation providing the foundational platform required for the FAA to enable NextGen solutions via modernization programs such as System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Data Communications (Data Comm) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). ERAM will provide benefits for users and the flying public by increasing air traffic flow. The ESSC provides the foundation for the development maintenance and engineering support of the ERAM operational baseline.

Systems Administrator Responsibilities:

ESSC Engineering/Integration effort consisting of on-site support to all FAA and Leidos user groups for the PMF/STF systems.

ESSC administration support which includes activities such as creating new user/group IDs and providing system functions such as disk management cross mounts add/change files systems backup/restore coordination network management and release management.

Assisting with problem debugging investigating hardware and software problems as well as implementing corrective action answering user questions providing effective system operations and assistance to the end user.

Installation and customization of the operating system images which includes the necessary CAS software and applications software for the various platforms within the PMF/STF environment.

User support as required that includes assisting users on a day-to-day basis

Qualifications:

Requires BS degree and 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 years of prior relevant experience.

Basic hardware knowledge and ability to troubleshoot/repair basic issues (Adapter swaps adding memory etc..)

Redhat Linux administration skills and ability to troubleshoot

IBM AIX administration skills and ability to troubleshoot

Knowledge of Cisco routers and switches including stack switches

Preferred Qualifications

Tele-communications/networking knowledge

NetApp storage knowledge

Understanding of VMWare/KVM virtual systems

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.