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About the role
Experience with installation, configuration, security hardening, peration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of: Windows operating systems (Server and Desktop environments), Linux operating systems (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, or similar distributions)
Proficiency in managing and troubleshooting enterprise software including: Web servers (Apache, Nginx, IIS), Database systems (PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle), Web applications and services Middleware and application servers
Strong scripting and automation capabilities with knowledge of: General programming paradigms including data types, control flow structures, and logic constructs,
PowerShell, Python, Bash/Shell scripting experience
Experience with REST API technologies including: Understanding of HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH) and the ability to automate API interactions for system integration and operations, JSON/XML data handling
Comprehensive understanding of networking fundamentals: Network protocols (TCP, UDP, multicast, unicast), File sharing protocols (SMB, NFS), IP addressing schemes (IPv4/IPv6) and subnet calculations, Routing concepts and implementation, OSI model and troubleshooting methodology
Experience with network troubleshooting tools and techniques
Knowledge of system hardware architecture for selection, suitability analysis, operation, and troubleshooting: RAID configurations (0, 1, 5, 6, 10), HDD vs. SSD performance characteristics, SAN architecture and management, CPU architectures and performance considerations, RAM capacity and speed requirements, GPU capabilities for geospatial processing workloads
Ability to perform hardware capacity planning and performance optimization
Master’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
5+ years as a systems engineer for technical projects in a government customer environment
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