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Your Impact:

Are you a self-starter with a passion for engineering automated solutions? Jacobs is seeking a Systems Administrator to join the team on-site in Northern Virginia.

Duties will include:

• Responsible for the day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for Linux environments

• Performs and oversees software installations and upgrades to operating systems and software packages

• Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues

• Utilize Kubernetes for container and container orchestration

• Python and Bash script development

• Utilize OS configuration management tools

• Conduct hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• BA/BS Business Information Technology, BA/BS Computer Science, BA/BS Computer Engineering

• Capable of obtaining and maintaining a US security clearance

• 5+ years relevant technical experience

• Must be willing to work on-site in Northern Virginia

• System administration experience in highly secure Linux environments

• Experience with OS configuration management tools

• Experience with containers and container orchestration using Kubernetes

• Experience with KVM-based virtualization solutions, such as oVirt/Red Hat Virtualization (RHV)

• Extensive experience with Python and Bash scripting

• Proficiency with Git

• Familiarity with CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous deployment) frameworks

• Experience with cloud platforms

Desired Qualifications:

• Puppet and/or Ansible experience

• AWS cloud platform experience

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