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BAE Systems

Systems Administrator IV - Servers

Annapolis Junction, MD

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BAE Systems, a global defense, aerospace and security company employing more than 88,200 people worldwide, with wide-ranging products and services covering air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology, and support services. BAE Systems, Inc. is a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, well positioned to support customers in what is the world's largest defense market is HIRING NOW !

We are in search of a Mid Level Linux Systems Administrator. Candidates shall have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, and have five (5) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise.

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Or the individual shall have five (5) years of full time computer science work can substitute for the Bachelor's Degree, and have five (5) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise.

Candidate will maintain operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network engineers. Duties may include setting up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation, tuning system performance, installing system wide software and allocate mass storage space. Makes recommendations to purchase hardware and software, coordinates installation and provides backup recovery. Develops and monitors policies and standards related to the use of computing resources.

Required Skills and Education
Ideal Candidates shall have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, and have eight (8) years of demonstrable experience in system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise. Or the individual shall have five (5) years of full time computer science work that can be substituted for the Bachelor's Degree, and have eight (8) years of demonstrable experience in the system administration and support of a large client-server based IT enterprise. An industry recognized professional certification may substitute as one year experience.

This experience shall include:
  • installation, configuration, and networking of Linux based platforms.
  • creating, modifying and deleting user accounts, performing system back-ups, and maintaining system configuration files.
  • a fundamental understanding of operating systems
  • familiarity with Linux commands or utilities at the user level.
  • the installation and configuration of hardware, operating systems, and commercial software packages.
  • the ability to develop and implement enterprise backup/recovery strategies, server configuration and consolidation, and verification of the health and status of the entire IT infrastructure.
  • the ability to provide support for the enterprise services such as DNS, NFS, and e-mail.
In addition to the above qualifications, SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR IV FOR SERVERS must have :
  • Servers running Sparc Solaris, SolarisX64, red Hat, and SuSe, with direct attached and FC SAN storage
  • Client server technology utilizing NFS and CIFS
  • Large memory SMP systems with many cores
  • Enterprise client server configurations
  • Multi-vendor filesystems such as XFS, GPFS, and CFielded systems
  • Blade systems and associated interconnects (SAD, FC, TCP/IP, etc.)
  • Red Hat and Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Centrify
  • Infrastructure support services such as DNS, NIS, Active Directory, Centrify, Zenoss, SiteScope, HP Openview, HPSA, HPSE, Splunk, Sendmail, Exchange, NetQoS, Infoblox
  • Thin client solutions based on Virtual bridges and Centrix
  • NoMachine NX
  • Virtualizing products; VMWare and Solaris container
  • Accepted professional certifications include
  • Linux+ or higher
  • COMPTIA Sec+
  • Requires an active TS SCI level clearance with appropriate poly
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems Intelligence & Security, based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels. That's BAE Systems. That's Inspired Work. Equal Opportunity Employer/Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Gender Expression. To see Inspired Work in action, visit www.baesystems.com and follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/baesystemsintel.

Job ID: BAE-BAE1US62225BREXTERNAL
Employment Type: Other

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