North Point Technology

Linux System Administrator (Top Secret/SCI with agreement to obtain CI Poly Clearance Required)

Chantilly, Virginia, United States · Work style not stated

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EmployerNorth Point Technology
LocationChantilly, Virginia, United States
Work styleWork style not stated
Employer posted11 days ago

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Linux System Administrator to support a high-priority intelligence community program. This role requires an active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and a willingness to obtain a polygraph within the customer's required timeline. The selected candidate will administer and maintain Linux environments across multiple operational and development contexts, supporting both mission continuity and cloud-forward initiatives. U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities:

The Linux System Administrator will administer and maintain Linux systems across multiple program environments to support operational and development needs, including cloud initiatives aligned to evolving customer requirements. The role involves administering collaboration applications such as Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and RocketChat; managing user accounts; and resolving application access issues. The administrator will monitor system performance, respond to anomalies, and independently implement configuration changes to maintain high system availability. They will coordinate with enterprise partners during outages, make failover decisions across availability zones or data centers, and perform system checkouts and test upgrades and patches in operational environments. Additional responsibilities include ensuring compliance with security requirements in partnership with Enterprise Services, documenting incidents, root cause analyses, and corrective actions, and developing user guides and operational procedures for program tools including custom Linux scripts and tailored COTS products.

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Required Skills/Experience:

Linux system administration, including configuration management and performance monitoring
Administration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence in an Agile collaboration environment
RocketChat administration and user account management
System availability management, including failover coordination across availability zones or data centers
Patch and upgrade testing in operational environments
Incident documentation, root cause analysis, and corrective action reporting
Development of user guides, operational procedures, and custom Linux scripts
Ability to work a Panama shift schedule including weekends and holidays

Preferred Skills/Experience:

AWS or other cloud service provider experience and cloud-based architecture knowledge
Familiarity with cross-domain architectures across multiple classification levels
Experience with automated testing and monitoring tools
Experience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processes

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
CompTIA Security+ (active certification required prior to start)
Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
Willingness and ability to obtain a polygraph within the customer's required timeline
U.S. citizenship required

North Point Technology is THE BEST place to work for curious-minded engineers motivated to support our country’s most crucial missions! We focus on long term projects, leveraging the latest technology in support of innovative solutions to solve our customer’s most difficult problems.

At North Point Technology, EMPLOYEES come first! We value our employees by providing excellent compensation, benefits, and a flexible work-life balance. We strive for a close-knit and open atmosphere where the owners are always directly available to our team members.

Come join us!Apply with North Point Technology today!

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