Linux Systems Administrator

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Position Description

Deliver service and support to customer end-users using via call distribution phone, remote connection and/or over the Internet;  Interact with customers to provide and process information in response to inquiries, concerns, and requests about products and services;  Diagnose and resolve technical hardware and software issues involving internet connectivity, email clients, IPTV, VOIP and more;

• Follow Standard Operating Procedures to resolve customer issues, both as first call resolutions and by working with other groups when necessary.
• Escalate issues which cannot be resolved to management and to other groups
• Enter issues and fixes into the ticket monitoring system
• Work issues and service requests as assigned 
• Maintain contact with customers as needed 
• Stay current with system information, changes and updates
• Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS up to 30% of the time

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science or a similar discipline;
• Possess a positive customer-centric attitude;
• Possess 2-5 years’ experience with at least three of the following skillsets (listed in order of preference) o Linux Servers (Red Hat or CentOS);
• Virtual Machines;
• Microsoft Server 2008 or Microsoft Server 2012; 
• Nagios
• Active Directory;
• SQL Queries;

*Position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a government issued security clearance.