Linux Administrator
CompTech Computer Technologies
$105,000–$115,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves administering and maintaining Linux servers — primarily RHEL — that underpin Electronic Data Interchange and business integration systems for a federal defense logistics agency. Day-to-day work covers system configuration, patching, BASH scripting for automation, troubleshooting OS and application issues, and supporting IBM Transformation Extender environments. It suits an experienced Linux administrator comfortable operating in a classified, mission-critical government setting.
Mid level · 3+ years · Remote · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The role is classified as Mid-level: the hard requirements gate on 3 years of Linux administration and scripting experience, which aligns with a mid-career systems administrator. The title carries no explicit seniority label.
Degree requirement is set to None: the JD explicitly allows substitution of four additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification is a hard gate per the Required section; Security+ CE, CySA+, and SSCP are listed as named equivalents and are captured as alternatives.
IBM Transformation Extender (ITX), EDI, ANSI X12, and XML all appear exclusively under Preferred Qualifications and are therefore not hard gates.
RHCSA, RHCE, Linux+, LPIC-1, and LPIC-2 are all listed under Preferred certifications; RHCSA is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives since they serve the same credentialing purpose in this context.
MILS (Military Standard logistics data format) is mentioned in the preferred section alongside ANSI X12 and XML; it is a niche DoD data format rather than a named technology tool and is omitted from the skills list per schema guidance.
The caller has declared this fully remote; no metro is inferred despite the Dayton, OH headquarters mention.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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