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Linux Systems Administrator - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Systems Engineer
Experienced Linux Systems Administrator responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, high‑performance Linux environments, leveraging automation, virtualization, and networking expertise to support mission‑critical scientific computing.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, install, configure, and maintain Linux servers and clusters for high‑availability scientific workloads.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts (Bash, Ansible) to streamline provisioning, patching, and configuration management.
- Implement and monitor security controls, access policies, and vulnerability remediation in compliance with strict national‑security standards.
- Manage virtualization platforms (KVM, VMware) and container technologies to optimize resource utilization.
- Troubleshoot complex system, network, and storage issues, providing timely resolution and documentation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands‑on experience administering enterprise‑grade Linux systems (RHEL/CentOS, Ubuntu).
- Proficiency with Bash scripting and configuration‑management tools such as Ansible or Puppet.
- Strong understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls) and security best practices.
- Experience with virtualization (KVM, VMware) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) preferred.
- Active security clearance or ability to obtain one.