Sr. Unix/Linux System Administrator

Raytheon IIS/GIS provides Operations and Maintenance support for the Intelligence Community

Raytheon is currently seeking a Senior UNIX System Administrator and Maintainer – Solaris / Linux , that will provide engineering support to maintain high priority operational systems at a high level of availability, and resolve problems based on mission criticality and guidance. This position is an 8×5 position (with after-hours call-in responsibility).

Duties and Responsibilities include:

Performs software application maintenance on assigned mission systems running a variety of operating systems to include Solaris, Unix, Linux, Windows

Performs routine and preventative maintenance such as general computer tasks, application loads, disk utilization, system loading and system monitoring

Detects, isolates, documents, quickly reports, and resolves system outages, or problems encountered during operations of the operational system baseline, which includes the collections of diagnostic data, restoring the system operation, development of workarounds, and other activities necessary for recovery of a system

Accurately document problems in logging and discrepancy reporting tools

Collect data describing the environment at the time of the failure and perform other activities in support of tier 3 maintenance provider DR investigation and resolution

Perform system monitoring, analyze and document performance and conduct trend analyses as required

Also support system engineering groups as required for ongoing analysis and integration efforts

Environment fluctuates between routine and urgent, depending on ongoing tasks, priorities, and performance of assigned systems

Works directly with the customer in most aspects of the day-to-day activities

This position requires a BS Degree and minimum 4 years experience OR 12 years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.

Required Skills:

· Must have a current DODI 8570.01-M IAT Level II (minimum) Certification or must obtain the certification within the first 60 days of employment.

· A minimum 4+ years of experience in Unix or Linux Systems Administration working with customers in technical operations or engineering

· Experience configuring domain information utilities, such as Active Directory, Centrify, LDAP, and/or DNS

· Strong background and experience troubleshooting and debugging applications

· Experience presenting technical information to customers, clients and/or internal audiences

· A thorough understanding of operating system concepts such as swapping and paging, inter-process communication, and devices and device drivers

· The ability to work effectively with frequent and direct customer interaction in a real-time operational environment

· The ability to work under pressure in restoring high priority systems back to operations

· Working at a customer facility and with the customer daily requires good communication skills and the ability to multi-task efforts based on a dynamic environment and changing priorities

Desired Skills:

· Experience managing system administrators and providing technical leadership to team members

· Ability to navigate, debug, and modify programs in an advanced programming language

· Ability to write PERL, python, and shell scripts

· Experience with storage products from Oracle/Sun/STK, EMC, IBM, NetApp, and/or DDN

· Administrative experience with Windows 7, Server 2008+, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Thin Client environment, MS Exchange, PowerShell scripting, Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA) compliance, application support, end user support, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), network support, backups, baseline OS development and SQL experience.

Qualified applicants will be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. U.S. Citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with CI polygraph are required.

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