Linux Administrator

Synthesis Systems is seeking a Linux Administrator for a long-term, contract in Suitland, Maryland. Sterling, VA.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP (LAMP) System Administrator to join a dynamic team.

Specific responsibilities include:

- Establish effective deployment and migration strategies for software and application data through the deployment pipeline (i.e. development, testing, staging and production environments);

- Administer and maintain multiple Linux environments, establish and enforce configuration management controls, perform security patches on the LAMP stack and contributed modules, and manage the deployment of custom code;

- Work with infrastructure and operations teams to establish monitoring, backup and logging procedures for all environments;

- Propose and implement enhancements to improve the security, performance and reliability of the environments;

- Utilize administrative knowledge of the system to aid in the Security Authorization Process required to host the application in the Government infrastructure.

Qualifications:

- MUST BE A US CITIZEN SINCE THE OPENING IS FOR A GOVERNMENT CLIENT

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

- Minimum of 6 years experience in the installation, configuration, and administration of LAMP stack software environments – Linux (Redhat), Apache (Tomcat, HTTPD) Server, MySQL 5.1+ database, and PHP, preferably in a large, multi-server environment.

- Experience creating technical documentation, such as system architecture, application configurations and software deployment checklists.

- Demonstrated knowledge of website and application security principles and best practices.

- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work directly with the client, developers, end-users, and other stakeholders to review, validate, and implement deployment and administrative requirements.

- Strong task leadership, planning, reporting, and communication skills.

Nice to Have:

 - Experience in developing Java applications

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

1099/Corp-to-Corp considered as well.