NIH - Linux Systems Administrator / Systems Engineer

​​​​​<span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">cFocus Software seeks a Linux Systems Administrator / Systems Engineer to join our program supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position is fully remote. This position requires a Public Trust or the ability to obtain a public trust clearance.</span></span></span></span><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;">Qualifications:</span></b></span></span></span><ul><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;">Public Trust Clearance</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">5+ years of Linux systems administration and systems engineering experience.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience administering enterprise Linux environments.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience supporting cybersecurity infrastructure or Continuous Monitoring programs.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience performing Linux security hardening and patch management.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience supporting Federal or enterprise IT environments.</span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:normal;"><span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Preferred certifications: RHCSA, RHCE, LPIC-2, LPIC-3, Linux+</span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><br><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;">Duties:</span></span></b></span></span></span><ul><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Install, configure, administer, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, and other enterprise Linux operating systems.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Perform lifecycle management of Linux servers supporting enterprise cybersecurity platforms.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Configure system services, storage, networking, authentication, and security controls.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Perform operating system hardening in accordance with DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and NIH security requirements.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Manage user accounts, privileged access, and authentication services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Maintain system availability while minimizing operational downtime.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Operating and maintaining Linux infrastructure supporting CDM scanning capabilities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Supporting continuous asset discovery and inventory management.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Maintaining configuration monitoring capabilities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Supporting vulnerability management operations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Monitoring enterprise security posture across on-premises and cloud environments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Supporting NIH's transition to an Ongoing Authorization (OA) security model.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Working with technical points of contact to mature CDM capabilities throughout the enterprise.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Ensuring continuous visibility into managed systems and security configurations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Engineer, deploy, configure, and optimize Linux server environments supporting cybersecurity operations.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Build secure server images and standardized Linux baselines.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Automate system administration tasks using scripting and configuration management tools.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Support virtualization and cloud-hosted Linux environments.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Integrate Linux servers with enterprise identity and authentication services.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="margin-left:8px;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="line-height:107%;"><span style="color:#030303;">Perform capacity planning, system tuning, and performance optimization.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>