AT&T Global Public Sector is a trusted provider of secure, IP enabled, cloud-based, network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government.   We are dedicated to recruiting, developing and empowering a diverse, high-performing workforce that is passionate about what they do, committed to our shared values and dedicated to our customers’ mission.

AT&T has an opening for a Linux System Administrator for the ATIP (Advancec Technology Information Program) systems program. This key position will be providing managed IT support of ATIP systems for high-priority defense intelligence collection needs. 

Job Duties/Responsibilities:   

                                
• Monitors system performance including legacy servers and cloud systems. 

                                
• Performs legacy and cloud O&M administration. 

                                
• Solves legacy server and cloud & virtualization issues.

                                
• Maintaining and developing a local cloud virtualization environment (Nutanix)

                                
• Developing and maintaining installation and configuration procedures for new server builds and STIGs.

                                
• Troubleshooting hardware and software problems with Linux and Centos servers.

                                
• Providing escalation support for subordinates and junior resources.

                                
• Writing custom start scripts for various applications.

                                
• Evaluating and implementing potential new tools and technologies.

                                
• Working on assigned Change Requests/Problem tickets.

                                
• Investigating and responding to alerts generated by the various monitoring systems in use

                                
• Performing hardware maintenance/repair activities.

                                
• Ensuring proper planning and execution of major projects/maintenance activities. 

                        

Required Clearance:     TS/SCI with polygraph  (#ts/sci) (#polygraph)   

Required Qualifications:

                                
• Experience managing legacy Linux servers and cloud resources.

                                
• Highly versed in Linux administration and best practices

                                
• Familiar with enterprise network architectures

                                
• Fluency in programming/scripting skills for automation such as Bash, Ruby, Python, and Perl

                                
• General understanding of Linux internals (system calls, file systems, processes, etc…)

                                
• General understanding of TCP/IP and related protocols (HTTP, FTP, NFS, etc…)

                                
• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institute in an area applicable to this position and four (4) years of relevant experience

                                
• An additional four (4) years of relevant experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree

                                
• Must presently be 8570 compliant (IAT Level 2 preferred); must be 8570 compliant (IAT Level 2) by date of security indoctrination with any necessary continuing education (CE) for certification.

                        

Desired Qualifications:

Familiar with multi-level security environments (U, S, TS)