IA-DOM-IWD-TS2-Linux Engineer

Systems Administrator

The Systems Administrator is responsible for effective installation/configuration operation and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure.

The position requires someone that is detail oriented with a strong desire to provide exceptional service. The system administrator will be responsible for improving the stability and performance of various operating systems maintaining and improving the security posture of the systems continuous monitoring of system health and troubleshooting issues that arise.

The Systems Administrator is accountable as the primary resource for the Linux environment and will serve as a backup to the Windows System administrators as well as the applications that support the enterprise infrastructure and business critical services. Responsibilities on these systems include the administration maintenance troubleshooting and performance of VMware systems hosting hardware Linux servers and Microsoft Windows servers.

This is a 3 month contract with a high likelihood to extend. Please limit submittals to candidates who are local and who can work for any employer in the USA making them eligible to be hired directly by the state if selected.

Responsibilities include:

Engineering of Linux systems administrationrelated solutions for various project and operational needs.
Fluent in various flavors of Linux: CentOS RHEL and Oracle Enterprise Linux
Install and configure Linux servers and application residing on Linux servers
Develops and maintains appropriate system documentation to ensure that documentation is current.
Contribute to and maintain system standards.
Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
Virtual Center administration and troubleshooting
Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration
Excellent oral and written communication skills; including documentation
Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure/add new services as necessary.
Upgrade and configure system software that supports infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.
Perform ongoing performance tuning hardware upgrades and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU memory and disk partitions as required.
Provides backup to Sr. Windows Engineer and Storage and Virtualization Engineer as needed
Required/Desired Skills
SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceSystem administration experience in Linux environments and proficient in tasks such as analyzing log files managing user accounts and groupsRequired5YearsWindows Systems Administration and Active DirectoryRequired3YearsStrong knowledge of MS WindowsserversRequired3YearsExperience troubleshooting system level problems including server failure and OS tuningRequired3YearsThe ability to create and manage BASH scriptingRequired3YearsThe ability to schedule and manage Cron JobsRequired3YearsExperience configuring and managing Apache Web servers including SSL Certificate configuration reverse proxy and load balancing configurationRequired3YearsAbility to effectively communicate (verbal & written correspondence) in a professional and courteous manner with technical and nontechnical personnelRequired3YearsWill be required to be accessible 24x7 in case of emergencyRequired3YearsHands on VMware experience including vSphere and administration of VMware clustersDesired3YearsExperience with Samba CIFS and NFS mountsDesired3YearsExperience with Nagios monitoring softwareDesired3Yearsassociates degree or tech school Desired3YearsThe ability to setup and configure systemd servicesDesired3YearsExperience with VMware Horizon View Virtual DesktopDesired3YearsExperience configuring and managing other application server and middleware technologies such as JBoss AS/Wildfly IBM MQseriesDesired3YearsConfiguring and managing Apache Tomcat is a plusDesired3YearsSOLR experience is a plusDesired3YearsAlfresco experience is a plusDesired3YearsExperience with DBMS software including but not limited to Oracle MySQL MS SQL Server and MongoDBDesired3YearsStrong knowledge of Active Directory and Terminal ServicesDesired3YearsStrong knowledge of DNS DHCP LDAP SMTP and TCP/IP networkingDesired3YearsKnowledge of SAN storage VMFS iSCSI NFS etc.Desired3Years
Questions
No.QuestionQuestion1The Contractor must report any disciplinary action misdemeanor or felony convictions to the State for any temporary IT staff provided. Do you agree to this requirementQuestion2Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI Management in advance and contact information must be provided to CAI so that a resource can be reached during his or her absence. The client has the right to dismiss the resource if she or he does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirementQuestion3This requirement falls under the eRTR process. The candidate MUST submit their Right to Represent electronically following the process to be considered. Do you accept this requirement Question4Please list candidates email address HERE that will be used when submitting ERTR. Question5The Vendor Rate for this position is $$$. Do you accept this requirement Question6PROVIDE CANDIDIDATES CURRENT LOCATION (CITY/STATE) HERE: Question7SHOW YOUR WORK In the summary of qualifications field under the details tab of the candidates profile you should explain why your candidate is the best fit for this position. Please confirm that you have thoroughly validated and attested to the accuracy of the credentials listed throughout this candidates VectorVMS profile and resume according to Section 5.2.5 of ITS009440. Do you confirm Candidates will get rejected if an agency cuts and pastes the candidates resumes into this field REQUIRED Question8Use of AI is Strictly Prohibited: Please be advised that the use of AIgenerated responses during screenings and interviews is strictly prohibited. Confirm that your candidate has been informed of this policy and agrees to adhere to it. Noncompliance will result in disqualification from the interview process. Question9Background Check Requirements: DOM contractor personnel are required to undergo additional background check investigations (run by DOM) before starting requiring the completion of several waiver forms & fingerprint processes. The selected candidate will be responsible for completing all the necessary waiver forms scheduling and completing the fingerprinting process and returning all completed items to DOM for processing. This is in addition to the National Criminal and Sex Offender check that the vendor Question10PROVIDE CANDIDATES FULL PHYSICAL ADDRESS where DOM DoIT Background Check form and Fingerprint cards are to be mailed REQUIRED Question11INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on NOVEMBER 12th 13th and 14th Only submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided.