General Dynamics

LINUX System Administrator

Posted on: 30 Jan 2021

Bay St Louis, MS

Job Description

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a Computer Science or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience.

Required Experience:
5 years of increasingly complex and progressive experience in related IT operations (server and OS management) or software development experience.

Required Specialized Skills:

1. Proficiency in system administration for LINUX Operating Systems operating on RHEV servers and Apache TOMCAT Web Server. This includes promoting new software development packages through a Development, Staging and Production environment. builds administration of user accounts, information assurance, and network security.

2. Experience with creating and modifying scripts. Write code for update queries, update data dictionaries as new fields are added to the database, and maintain a data correction log.

3. Security+ and System Administration Certification

4. Ability to provide software support for installation and testing of PostgreSQL DBMS vendor patches, including installation and configuration of the patch utility.

5. Participates in the design, maintenance, troubleshooting, enhancement, coding, and administration of relational databases.

6. Analyzes and determines information needs and elements, data relationships and attributes, data flow and storage requirements, and data output and reporting capabilities.

7. Participates in continuous improvement efforts in enhancing performance and providing increased functionality, including performing proactive maintenance such as ensuring continued space availability, monitoring activity, and documenting problems, changes, and solutions.

8. Tests and troubleshoots designed applications and their database connections.

9. Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies and vendors' best security practices as assigned.

Preferred Skills, Qualifications or Experience:

1.Familiarity with ESRI Geospatial Software Configuration/Administration/ArcSDE.

2. Experience with OPEN JDK

3. Formal Operating System Certification

4. Experience in Database Administration of a PostgreSQL Database Management System (DBMS) to include Performance Tuning, Administration, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, and Administration in a LINUX environment.

5. Knowledge of DISA Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs) and the ability to evaluate cybersecurity compliance of DBMS software against the DISA STIG.

6. Prepares technical implementation plans that provide integrated solutions including actions, milestones, timelines and critical paths required for complete solutions.

7. Proficient verbal and written communication skills, to include presentation to management.

8. Familiarity using Puppet, Ansible, and/or other configuration management software.

9. Experience working in the Department of Defense / U.S. Navy operating environments.

10. Knowledge of Oceanographic applications, databases,and systems.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
None

T elecommuting Options:
Some Telecommuting Allowed

Work Location:
USA MS Bay St. Louis

Additional Work Locations:
USA LA New Orleans

We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.nnGDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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General Dynamics

Falls Church, VA

General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates in five segments: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Information Technology, Mission Systems, and Marine Systems. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and supports business-jet aircraft; and offers business-aviation services, including maintenance, fixed-base operation, government fleet, aircraft management, charter, and staffing services, as well as integrated aviation solutions.

The Combat Systems segment engages in the design, development, production, modernization, and sustainment of combat vehicles, weapons systems, and munitions. This segment offers wheeled combat and tactical vehicles; main battle tanks and tracked combat vehicles; weapons systems, armaments, and munitions; and maintenance, logistics support, and sustainment services. The Information Technology segment provides information technology (IT), IT infrastructure modernization, and professional services, as well as cloud, cyber, software development, systems engineering, and data analytics services and solutions.

The Mission Systems segment offers mission-critical C4ISR products and systems, such as space, intelligence, and cyber systems; ground systems and products; and naval, air, and electronic systems. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary and combat-logistics ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers.

This segment provides nuclear-powered submarines; surface combatants; auxiliary and combat-logistics ships; commercial product carriers and containerships; design and engineering support services; and maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support services, as well as repair services for navy ships. The company was incorporated in 1952 and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia.

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