Hiring: Linux Administrator - Secret Clearance Required Company: General Dynamics Information Technology Location: Falls Church, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 11:13:15 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AI, Ansible, Bash, Chef, Linux, Perl, PowerShell, Puppet, Python, RHEL, Red Hat, Ruby, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance, Shell, TCP/IP About the job Experience: •6 + years of related experience •Provide system administration support for Linux operating systems including installing software, applying patches, managing file systems, monitoring performance, and troubleshooting alerts from monitoring tools. •Analyzes and resolves problems associated with the operating system, servers, hardware, and applications software. Detects, diagnoses, and reports related problems on servers, including system failure analysis and recovery, insuring the consistency and integrity of file systems. •In-depth hardware configuration knowledge, shell programming expertise, and a solid understanding of standard concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, performs a variety of tasks, and works under general supervision. •Lead and oversee daily monitoring of interface programs between multiple enterprise systems; review daily logs and ensure successful completion. Required Skills: •Disaster Recovery (DR), Enterprise Systems, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) •Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) in Red Hat OpenStack - Redhat Certified Systems Administration RHEL 9 - Redhat Certified Systems Administration RHEL 9, Security+, CE - CompTIA - Security+ CE - CompTIA - CompTIA - Security+ CE - CompTIA Qualifications: •Strong Linux administration skills with knowledge of enterprise network architectures •Applied hands-on capability in automation/configuration tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) •Skilled in scripting for automation (Bash, Ruby, Python, Perl) •Solid understanding of Linux internals (system calls, file systems, processes) •Solid functional working knowledge of TCP/IP and related protocols (HTTP, FTP, NFS) •Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills •Reliable and responsive, consistently meeting expectations and following direction •Strong customer service skills; able to engage senior military and government leaders •Able to present ideas clearly in briefings, meetings, and leadership interactions •Capable of delivering training sessions as needed Compensation: •$119,000 - $161,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!