Linux System Administrator (Top Secret/SCI with agreement to obtain CI Poly Clearance Required)

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Linux System Administrator to support a large-scale, mission-critical classified program. This role requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and a willingness to obtain a polygraph within the customer's required timeline. The successful candidate will work in a dynamic, high-availability environment supporting both operational and development teams, managing Linux systems and collaboration tools that are central to program success.

Responsibilities:

In this role, the Linux System Administrator will administer and maintain Linux systems across multiple program environments to support both operational and development needs. Responsibilities include managing cloud initiatives that meet evolving customer requirements, administering collaboration applications such as Atlassian Jira, Confluence, and RocketChat, and managing user accounts and resolving application access issues. The administrator will monitor system performance, respond to anomalies, and independently implement configuration changes to maintain 99.9% system availability. The role also involves coordinating with enterprise partners during outages, making failover decisions across availability zones or data centers, performing system checkouts, and testing upgrades and patches in operational environments. Additional duties include partnering with Enterprise Services to maintain security compliance, documenting incidents, workarounds, root cause analyses, and corrective actions, and developing user guides and operational procedures for program tools including custom Linux scripts and tailored COTS products.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Linux system administration, including configuration management and infrastructure management
• Administration of Atlassian Jira and Confluence collaboration platforms
• Administration of RocketChat or similar messaging/collaboration applications
• User account management and application access troubleshooting
• System performance monitoring and anomaly response
• High-availability environment support, including failover decision-making across availability zones or data centers
• System patch and upgrade testing in operational environments
• Security compliance coordination with enterprise or partner teams
• Incident documentation including root cause analysis and corrective action reporting
• Development of user guides and operational procedures, including custom Linux scripts
• Panama shift schedule availability, including weekends and holidays

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience with AWS or other cloud service providers and cloud-based architectures
• Familiarity with cross-domain architectures at multiple classification levels
• Experience with automated testing and monitoring tools
• Experience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processes

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• CompTIA Security+ certification (current and active prior to start date)
• Active Top Secret security clearance
• SCI eligibility
• Willingness and ability to obtain a polygraph within the customer's required timeline