Red Hat Linux Systems Administrator

SAIC · Pearl City

SAIC is seeking a Red Hat Linux Systems Administrator located at the K. Mark Takai Pacific Warfighting Center on Ford Island in Hawaii to support USPACOM J76 to build, maintain, secure, and optimize critical enterprise Linux infrastructure across on-premises environments. In this role, you will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, from automated provisioning and configuration management to routine patching, DoD STIG compliance, and exercise support.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Install, configure, optimize, and administer Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers across enterprise, simulation, and exercise networks (including NDM and PTEN-S).
Perform routine OS and application patching, kernel updates, and repository management using Red Hat Satellite and disconnected local mirror repositories.
Harden systems against DISA STIGs using automated tools (Ansible, SCAP Compliance Checker), track findings, and remediate ACAS/Nessus vulnerabilities in response to DoD CTOs/IAVMs.
Diagnose and resolve complex operating system, storage, network, and service-level issues to ensure maximum uptime across physical and virtualized enterprise infrastructure.
Maintain and develop Ansible playbooks for baseline configuration management, STIG enforcement, and routine maintenance tasks.
Provide systems and OS-level technical support to Modeling & Simulation (M&S) and C4I systems during live, virtual, and constructive exercise events.
Monitor system health, performance, storage allocations, and availability of Linux infrastructure; implement proactive remediation.
Author and update standard operating procedures (SOPs), system build documentation, and technical troubleshooting guides.
Collaborate with cross-functional infrastructure and Windows systems engineers to support core services, shared storage, and directory integration.
Perform other systems administration tasks as assigned.

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