Job Description
At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed.
We offer a flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best.
We are seeking a
Linux System Administrator to manage essential infrastructure services, ensuring high availability and performance of data center services, physical and virtual server-class systems and storage. In this role you are expected to lead medium-to-large scale projects, design and implement system policies, conduct advance troubleshooting, and are pivotal in the direct recovery efforts during critical system failures. You will also mentor Tier I/II staff members. Professionals in this role are expected to have the ability to work alone and as part of larger team to complete projects on time.
- Lead security vulnerability assessments and mitigation efforts on Linux systems and other devices, leveraging advanced features of Tenable Nessus.
- Experience with Linux provisioning server tools such as Kickstart and Cobbler to facilitate the automation of network-based system installations of multiple computer operating systems.
- Develop, refine and implement sophisticated security mitigation strategies, contributing to the enterprise’s cyber framework.
- Enterprise-level management of Hyper-converged Infrastructure, vendor hardware and software across multiple data centers.
- Use Atlassian’s team collaboration software suite like Jira and Confluence to help organize teams, discuss and complete shared work.
- Use ServiceNow or other enterprise digital workflow tools.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills - Must possess a TS/SCI clearance with appropriate polygraph.
- Advanced expertise in VMware suite, CentOS and RHEL 7/8/9 system administration, and VDI (specifically VMware Horizon, Citrix VDI).
- In depth experience with Active Directory, LDAP and Centrify for identity management, Infoblox for core network services, and proficiency in using Nagios and Splunk for comprehensive system monitoring and analytics.
- Skills in automation scripts and experience with Salt and Ansible for configuration management are crucial.
- 5-9 years of experience in a similar role
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Degree can be substituted with additional 2 years of relevant experience.
Certification Requirements: - CompTIA Security+ CE (required)
- VMware Certified Professional, Red Hat Certified System Administrator or Red Hat Certified Engineer a plus.
Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $126610 - $215270
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Local area, Remote job, Work alone, Flexible hours,