What are the responsibilities and job description for the Linux Admin role position at Pharmatek?
Location: on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week.
Key Required Skills:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x/8.x Platform Administration, experience with virtual platforms, ansible playbooks and scripting languages for automation tasks and deployments.
Position Description:
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)
FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)
These skills will help you succeed in this position:
Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:
Key Required Skills:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x/8.x Platform Administration, experience with virtual platforms, ansible playbooks and scripting languages for automation tasks and deployments.
Position Description:
- Lead efforts in developing new strategies for operational efficiencies
- Lead Automation strategies using Ansible application
- Work with applications teams and stakeholders as the platform technical lead
- Work with highly experienced and technical resources
- Assist technical leads in implementing systems and software updates
- Deploy RHEL patches and platform updates
- Document processes, procedures and configurations
- Perform daily operations support functions, including problem isolation and resolution
- Provide status updates of task and project updates
- Provide system administration support
- Troubleshoot platform and application issues
- All other duties as assigned or directed
FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field or 11 years in lieu of a degree.
- 7 years of experience as a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x/8.x Platform Administration (administration, installation, configuration, optimization, backup & recovery)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience with the US Federal Government
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)
These skills will help you succeed in this position:
- Solid experience as a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Administrator
- 7 years of experience with performance tuning & troubleshooting, identifying and resolving memory, CPU, access, networking, disk I/O, etc.
- 5 years of experience working Virtual Platforms.
- 5 years of experience working with Ansible Playbooks.
- 3 years of experience with scripting languages for automation tasks and deployments (e.g., Bash Shell and Python)
- Expertise in the Linux command-line environment
- Excellent knowledge and experience with RHEL applications and tools – Ansible, Satellite, etc.
- Experience in providing support for installation, configuration and troubleshooting of middleware applications
Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:
- Adept at working independently, but also in a team environment
- Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions in a fast-paced, deadline driven enterprise environment
- Excellent understanding of change management, testing requirements, techniques, and tools to ensure high availability of systems
- Experience developing and maintaining Red Hat Ansible Playbooks
- Prior Federal government experience
- Self-starter, highly motivated individual who adapts to a dynamic work environment
- Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities
- Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of experience or 11 years in lieu of a degree.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.
