What are the responsibilities and job description for the Linux Administration, Active Directory,LDAP,PAM, Environmental Modeling position at Tellus Solutions?
Job Details
Job Description:
Background:
- Client conducts scientific research to support Everglades restoration and resource management. To support its mission-critical efforts in hydrodynamic modeling and database management, SFNRC maintains a computing environment consisting of Windows desktop systems and cloud-based RedHat and Ubuntu virtual machines. This project seeks to ensure secure and efficient system administration services for this multi-platform environment.
Purpose and Objective:
- The objective of this project is to provide comprehensive system administration services for SFNRC s Unix/Linux network infrastructure, supporting both scientific research and operational continuity.
Requirements:
Qualifications and Scope of Work
- The contractor must demonstrate extensive experience in administering Linux networks, specifically those running Ubuntu and RedHat operating systems, and in integrating secure access with Windows Active Directory.
- Expertise in networking, authentication, and virtualization is essential.
- Additionally, the contractor should have experience configuring and managing high performance computing systems used for environmental modeling, including relational database systems.
- Proficiency in scientific software installations and troubleshooting nonstandard library dependencies is required. Experience with Appaserver software is a plus.
Responsibilities:
- Personnel from client will provide technical guidance, oversight, and timely invoice review. Upon successful background investigation, the contractor will receive a PIV access card for authentication, and a government-issued laptop will be provided for secure remote access.
- The contractor must be able to complete any required training and sign the appropriate paperwork to obtain network access within 60 days after contract award.
Tasks and Deliverables:
The contractor will perform the following tasks to ensure a secure and efficient computing environment:
Operating System Support
- Install, configure, troubleshoot, upgrade, and maintain Linux servers and clients using Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, and RedHat in both bare-metal and virtualized environments.
- Enable and optimize remote desktop access between Windows and Ubuntu systems.
User Account Management
- Create and manage user accounts using LDAP and PAM.
- Implement and manage user access via SMB and CIFS (Samba) to allow Linux file system access from Windows systems.
- Maintain and troubleshoot LDAP and Samba servers.
- Integrate Linux user management with Windows Active Directory groups.
Hardware Support
- Troubleshoot and maintain hardware components and associated drivers, including display drivers (X.org, X11, XFree86) and print drivers.
Backup and Recovery
- Maintain and troubleshoot Symantec backup clients across systems.
- Review and update backup protocols to ensure compliance with organizational standards.
Modeling and Database Support
- Assist scientific staff with installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of hydrodynamic and ecological models.
- Develop a system for tracking hardware and memory performance.
- Maintain secure database connectivity (MySQL) for front-end tools such as RStudio, Python, and Appaserver.
- Provide support for scientific programming languages (C, C , Fortran), including compilation and library management.
Diagnostics
- Diagnose and resolve system issues on both desktop and virtual Linux environments.
- Implement automated diagnostic reporting tools for performance and system resource tracking.
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