Senior Linux/Unix Systems Administrator

General Dynamics Land Systems
401(k)
United States, Michigan, Sterling Heights
38500 Mound Road (Show on map)
Oct 25, 2024
About the Position: The Senior Unix Administrator's role is to operate and tune Linux systems, servers and related components to ensure high levels of availability and security of the supported business applications. This individual also participates in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure Linux system provisioning and maintenance that is consistent with company goals, industry best practices and regulatory requirements. Company Information: General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment. What We Offer: Starting your career or you are an experience professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for you. Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits. 401k Match (6%) Educational Assistance 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off) On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment Onsite cafeteria, fitness center, and outdoor fitness track Responsibilities to Anticipate/Expect: Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for Linux systems and software in conjunction with end-users and department managers. Coordinate with network engineering, business application and database administration functions to implement Linux systems that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate objectives. Implement policies, procedures and technologies to ensure Linux system security through secure system access, monitoring, control and routine security evaluations. Perform standard configuration, management and maintenance tasks for related file systems, input/output systems, clustering, storage and applications. Perform and test system configuration backups and restores to ensure system recovery from error or outage. Perform and test data backups and restores. Review and deploy Linux system releases and vendor-supplied patches according to best practices. Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software problems on all Linux systems. Support application development teams throughout project lifecycles. Monitor, test and tune system performance. Preserve and provide system log files as needed. Recommend and execute modifications to infrastructure in order to improve efficiency, reliability and performance. Minimum Qualifications: Technical Certification 7- 10 years' experience Infrastructure as code. Ansible experience Familiarity with Azure K8 experience a plus DevSecOps and Cloud deployment experience is preferred. Linux (ubuntu & Red Hat preferred) *Must be a U.S. Person (i.e. a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.)* GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience and education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.