Senior Linux Systems Administrator

Job Description
Unlock the Power of Supercomputing: Join BAE Systems-One of the Leading Service Providers of HPCs.

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.

In this position, you are responsible for overseeing the most critical aspects of the HPC and Datacenter Infrastructure. You lead strategic planning, architecture design, and the deployment of enterprise-scale projects. In adition, solve the organization’s most complex technical issues, contribute to IT strategy, and drive innovations to ensure the robustness, security, and efficiency of the infrastructure.

In this senior role, professionals are expected to manage essential infrastructure services, ensuring high availability and performance of data center services, physical and virtual server-class systems and storage. They 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. They also mentor junior staff members.


Required Education, Experience, & Skills

• Must possess a TS/SCI clearance with appropriate polygraph
• Must work onsite 100% of the time
• Mastery of the VMware ecosystem, and have extensive experience in Hyper-converged Infrastructure environments across multiple security enclaves and data centers.
• Knowledge of Performance Optimized Datacenter (PODs), 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.
• Advanced skills in automation shell scripting, automation, streamlining, and system configuration using tools like Salt and Ansible.
• 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.
• Experience strategizing and supervising extensive security protocols, utilizing Tenable Nessus for comprehensive vulnerability assessments and proactive security enhancements on Linux and Windows platforms.
• Experience governing account and access management landscapes using Centrify an Active Directory, ensuring stringent security compliance and efficient user privilege orchestration.
• Experience innovating security mitigation methodologies, fortifying enterprise infrastructure against evolving cyber threats.
• Experience in the enterprise-level management of Hyper-converged Infrastructure, vendor hardware and software across multiple data centers.
• Experience using Atlassian’s team collaboration software suite like Jira and Confluence to help organize teams, discuss and complete shared work.
• Experience leading cross-functional collaborations with network, storage, and SecOps teams, orchestrating major initiatives, critical outage management, and strategic improvements.
• 10 years of experience in a system administration or similar role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Degree can be substituted with additional 3 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: $146670 - $249330

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.


About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), 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.

Salary : $146,670 - $249,330