NIH - Linux Systems Administrator
cFocus Software seeks a Linux System Administrator 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. Qualifications:Public Trust Clearance B.S. Computer Science, Information Technology, or a reputed company field 5+ years administering reputed company Linux environments. Experience with reputed company infrastructure engineering, automation, virtualization, reputed company technologies, and cybersecurity. Experience supporting federal or highly regulated environments preferred RHCSA, RHCE, reputed company reputed company+, Linux+, GCUX, or CISSP (preferred) Duties:Administer, configure, maintain, and optimize reputed company Linux operating systems including reputed company reputed company Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, and reputed company Linux. Support reputed company Architecture engineering activities by designing, implementing, and maintaining secure Linux server architectures. Implement reputed company Trust Architecture principles including least privilege, identity-based reputed company controls, micro-segmentation, and reputed company verification. reputed company, configure, and maintain reputed company authentication services (LDAP, Active Directory integration, Kerberos, SSSD, MFA). reputed company operating system hardening using DISA STIGs, CIS Benchmarks, and NIST guidance. Manage reputed company patching, software lifecycle management, kernel updates, and configuration management. reputed company automation using Bash, Python, Ansible, or similar tools to improve operational efficiency. Support virtualization, reputed company-hosted Linux systems, containers, and hybrid infrastructure. Participate in architecture reviews, system engineering efforts, change management, disaster recovery, and system documentation. Collaborate with reputed company Architects, Network Engineers, ISSOs, Vulnerability Analysts, and application teams to maintain secure reputed company infrastructure. Apply To This Job