Linux Cloud Administrator

Medical Science & Computing (MSC, a Dovel company, is seeking a highly skilled Linux Cloud Administrator or Engineer to support our client at the National Institutes of Health, (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.  The selected candidate will assist with the operation and continuing development of NCBI's cloud services environment based in both Google GCP and Amazon AWS.   The ideal candidate will be comfortable with an environment that is constantly changing and can work closely with developers and operations managers responsible for stable production services. 

• Provide support to developers and production services operating in NCBI's Amazon AWS and Google GCP environments
• Participate in discussions of ongoing technical and management efforts, including new architecture
• Participate in evaluation and implementation of new technologies
• Ongoing operation and maintenance of existing services
• Assist with development of tools to help monitor and manage the cloud environments and enforce established policies.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree

  • OR equivalent industry experience in Software Development/Linux Systems Administration

• At least five years of experience with Linux systems administration, particularly CentOS 7 or RedHat 7.
• Experience managing Cloud resources within Amazon AWS or Google's Cloud Platform, particularly:
  • User management
  • Roles and permissions
  • Compute instances
  • VPCs and subnets
  • routing
  • firewall rules/security groups
• Experience writing scripts to automate management tasks
• Some programming experience, applicable to developing cloud management tools  (one or more of Bourne/Bash shell, Ruby, Python, Perl)
• Self-starter, able to work independently
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Familiarity with networking concepts (subnetting, basic routing, UDP, TCP, ICMP)
• Ability to manage firewall rules
• Strong troubleshooting skills

• Due to our contractual requirements and federal orders, including an Executive Order from the White House and an emergency regulation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the position for which you are applying requires that you provide proof of your vaccination status. If you are unable to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for medical reasons or because of a sincerely held religious belief, you may request an exemption from the vaccination requirement which shall be reviewed after the submission of requested documentation. If an accommodation is granted, the conditions may include weekly testing and masking. All Guidehouse employees also agree to follow any additional health and safety mitigation policies that may be required in the workplace.

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with managing continuous integration tools such as TeamCity, Jenkins, or GitLab.
• Experience with MS Windows systems administration
• Experience with Active Directory and Active Directory Federation Services
• Experience managing resources with Puppet
• Experience writing code to automate management of cloud resources via their native CLI or API
• Experience with cloud automation tools (Packer, Terraform, cloud-init)
• Experience with enterprise monitoring tools such as nagios, splunk, telegraf, influxdb.
• Experience with cloud monitoring tools such as CloudWatch and CloudTrail.  
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, bitbucket)
• Experience with Git
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Experience programming in Bourne/Bash Shell, Ruby, Python, Perl

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Due to our contractual requirements, to be eligible for this role, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at time of hire.  

We are a trusted government partner that blends deep domain expertise with advanced technologies to help our customers solve complex problems that improve, protect, and save lives. As a rapidly growing company, we combine entrepreneurial spirit, customer focus, and an outcomes-based approach to support agency missions in health IT, life sciences, public safety, and grants management.

The Dovel Family of Companies offers employees an opportunity to advance beyond a specific role or contract, we offer a path to develop an enriching career. We believe in empowering a culture of innovation, customer success, and employee growth. 

What you’ll get…

• Time Off! Flexible schedules and company paid holidays allow you to take the time you need.
• Investment in YOU! 401(K) company contributions are yours to keep with no waiting period.
• Choices! Unique healthcare plans to choose from with options like fertility and orthodontia benefits.
• Discovery! With our tuition assistance and training programs, we support your career advancement.
• Tax Savings! Enroll in pre-tax Health or Dependent Care Flexible Spending, HSA with company contributions, parking, and/or transit commuter benefits.
• Support! Working parents and busy professionals – we’ve got you covered with a supportive culture, confidential Employee Assistance Program and a membership to Care.com.
• Perks! Employee discounts, peer recognition programs, company-wide wellness challenges, and fun community events.
• A Voice! A unique culture where you can influence decisions and have your voice heard.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.