Senior Linux Systems Administrator

SAIC is recruiting for a Senior Linux Systems Administrator to join our program as a general technologist to support our NOAA GFDL program in Princeton, NJ serving the NOAA GFDL lab in a highly scientific user and mission driven facility.  This individual would support both projects (60%) and user (40%) actives in a high interrupt tiered support environment requiring rapid response to the most complex customer systems inquiries.   On a daily basis this individual may divide their time between (1) managing junior Admins to support lower level issues; (2) identifying, evaluating and prioritizing customer problems to ensure that inquiries are resolved appropriately; (3) conducting project work on several complex system projects simultaneously; and (4) managing and actively reporting on project status.  

The duties will include, but not be limited to:

• Providing Mid-Tier to Top-Tier Systems Administration for clients and servers in a heterogeneous environment.
• Systems Administration - Maintain IT Security posture according to organization requirements, Manage rigorous patching schedule for all systems, Manage existing Patching deployment tools, maintain and enhance current tools, replace the current backup system with a new one.
• Installing SW packages, compiling where necessary, Maintenance inventory of all assets and applications.
• Managing  smart card authentication infrastructure.
• Supporting Project (60%) and User (40%) actives in a high interrupt environment.
• Writing/updating/enhancing system documentation concerning problem resolutions and HPC assets).
• Writing technical justifications for the procurement of hardware & software.