What are the responsibilities and job description for the Linux Engineer position at Bering Straits Native Corporation?
SUMMARY
Bering Professional Services, a subsidiary of Bering Straits Native Corporation, is currently seeking a qualified Linux Engineer to work with our government client, in Washington D.C. The successful candidate will assist in standing up, maintaining, and troubleshooting for 300 virtual and physical Linux servers. They will interface with the Linux system administration team and the Technical / Team lead
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Monitors and responds to hardware and software problems.
- Implements upgrades and patches. Provides morning checks of servers / application. Complies with existing change management and security requirements to properly authorize and document work.
- Manages the enterprise backup solution to ensure that routine data backups and restores are conducted and verified and that tapes are managed as prescribed.
- Provides system administration on Red Hat Linux servers.
- Installs, configures, and maintains server hardware, operating systems, applications, and supporting peripherals.
- Ensures the availability of enterprise computing environments through daily, preventive, and remedial maintenance.
- Assists with asset management and inventory of IT assets.
- Perform System Administration on for the Linux environments
- Ensure a highly available production environment through troubleshooting and remediation of highly technical problems.
QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics
Preferred
NECESSARY PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Employee must maintain a constant state of mental alertness at all times. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.
DOT COVERED / SAFETY-SENSITIVE ROLE REQUIREMENTS
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, and multi-line telephone system. The work described herein is primarily in a modern office setting. Occasional travel may be required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS
As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain the appropriate clearance levels required and be able to obtain access to military installations.
Shareholder Preference
BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.
Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program. We are a drug free workplace.
ation Program. We are a drug free workplace.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
