Job Information
BAE Systems System Administrator in San Diego, California
Job Description
You don t see it, but it s there. Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics from saving emissions in the City of Lights to powering the Mars Rover to protecting the F- 35 fighter jet. At Electronic Systems, you ll be among the brightest minds, working on the aerospace and defense industry s most difficult problems. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first
exemplified by our missions: We Protect Those Who Protect Us and We Innovate for Those Who Move the World. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.
In this role, you will be joining a team supporting customers, designing, implementing, and managing lab infrastructure to meet the customer requirements. In this role, you will build, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Linux servers and user workstation hardware and software; design and implement workgroup-scale networks; build and manage authentication, file-share, and other collaboration servers to support groups of heterogeneous client systems. You will work with cyber security staff to develop and apply hardening steps for systems for classified use to ICD-503 security controls, and other customer standards. Document system configuration for new and existing systems.
Additional responsibilities include:
Proactively maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure technology to maintain a 24x7x365 uptime service
Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs
Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all environments
Fault finding, analysis and of logging information for reporting of performance exceptions
Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning
Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers, workstations, and network hardware
Create and modify scripts or applications to perform tasks
Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment
Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and
deployment processes
Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed fulltime on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.
- Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires US citizenship
status*
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We take pride in important work-life balance initiatives including every other Friday Off, Flextime, and Telecommuting. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Candidate must have a Top Secret/SCI security clearance
Typically, a bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology or related technical degree
A combination of the following: Linux , RHCE, RHCSA, LPIC- 1: Linux Administrator, LPIC- 2
Linux Engineer or LPIC- 3: Enterprise Linux Professional Certification
Previous working experience as a Linux Administrator for 5 year(s)
In depth knowledge of Linux: RedHat, CentOS, Debian, etc.
Familiarity with VMWare and virtualization concepts and/or Docker or Podman Containers.
Shell, Perl, and/or Python scripting
Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP
Ability to use verbal and written communication skills to present information to a diverse population (technical and non-technical).
Ability to work well as a member of a team and independently.
Knowledge of existing virtual machine and cloud technologies including principles and methods of scalability to match workloads.
Knowledge of multiple specialties such as operating systems, database platforms, storage technologies, including knowledge of administering operating systems like Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Server.
Demonstrated experience working on remote Systems via use of command line.
Hands on experience integrating Linux servers in Active Directory (or using LDAP/Kerberos)
Experience installing and configuring basic services including httpd/Apache, vftpd and sshd.
Strong problem solving and communication skills.
Ability to arrange things or actions in an order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of dependencies.
Experience with operating system update services such as WSUS, YUM or DNF.
Knowledge of the following technologies: Ansible modules, PowerShell scripting, ELK Stack and Trellix Anti-Virus and integrating Linux with Windows Active Directory
Experience with centralized authentication technologies such as LDAP and Active Directory domains in supporting (Windows/Linux) cross-platform clients is desirable.
You should be customer service oriented, attentive to detail, self-motivated and work well in teams. Flexibility in approach to finding solutions, the ability to understand and act on the customer needs and priorities, and learn new technologies quickly are some of the qualities a successful candidate will have.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Experience with enterprise level Windows Server operating environments, including Windows
Active Directory, Group Policy Management, SharePoint, Exchange services
Experience with monitoring solutions like ELK Stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS): EC2, S3 and EFS storage
DevOps and/or DevSecOps
Experience with implementing Ansible modules and configuration management with Git.
Parallel system architectures, designing for high availability, performance benchmarking, multi-level security, STIG hardening and compliance, encryption in motion, data at rest encryption, software designed data center (SDDC)
Agile design methodologies
Knowledge of encrypted communications and information security / assurance / cyber policies and procedures
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $75570 - $128480
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
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