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Linux Administrator (Night Shift) | Active Secret Clearance Required
📍 Camp Smith, Honolulu, HI
🕒 Night Shift (Shift: Sun-Thur 10pm – 6am)
🔒 Active Secret Clearance Required
📄 Multi-Year Contract
🚀 Potential Opportunity to Be Processed for TS Clearance
Ideal Candidate Someone with an active Secret Clearance who is comfortable working nights, navigating Linux (Windows experience is fine) environments from the command line, performing basic scripting, and supporting mission-critical systems with minimal supervision.
About the Role
Seeking a System Administrator to support a defense anti-drone cloud platform in a secure government environment. This is a hands-on operations role focused on Linux administration, system monitoring, metrics collection, troubleshooting, and supporting mission-critical systems during overnight hours.
Must-Haves
Active Secret Clearance
Ability and willingness to work a permanent night shift
Basic Linux administration and troubleshooting experience (Windows experience is fine too)
Basic scripting experience (Bash preferred, but not required)
Comfortable working from the command line
Strong communication skills and ability to work independently
Preferred (but not required)
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, or other container technologies
Experience working in secure environments (SCIF)
Familiarity with SOP-driven operations and SLA adherence
Experience monitoring system health dashboards
Key Responsibilities
Monitor Linux-based systems and dashboards for system health and performance
Collect, validate, and securely transfer operational metrics from classified environments
Perform basic Linux troubleshooting and support operational requests
Execute established SOPs and escalate issues when required
Support engineers and operations teams by gathering logs, metrics, and system information
Assist with process improvements and operational efficiencies
Linux Skills You'll Use
Bash scripting
Linux CLI tools (grep, cat, scp, ping, vim, nano, mv, df, du, nc)
System monitoring and troubleshooting
Kubernetes, Docker, or Podman (preferred)
Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Information Services
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