Linux Systems Administrator at Peraton
Clearfield, UT
$80,000–$128,000from the description
Jul 12, 2026
Clearfield, UT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Linux system administrator role supporting web-based environmental information management software used by a large Department of Defense user base. Day-to-day work centers on maintaining and securing RHEL server environments across development, test, and production, applying patches to meet NIST 800-53 standards, managing builds and deployments, and administering infrastructure components such as databases, application servers, and network hardware. Suits candidates with hands-on RHEL and shell scripting experience who are open to pursuing a security certification.
Mid level · 2+ years · Ogden-Clearfield, UT · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 20 people in the Ogden-Clearfield, UT area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 10–30
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $100,390 (middle half $80,053–$122,118). 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 (6)
The degree requirement is effectively 'None' — the JD accepts a high school diploma with 6 years of experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree with 2 years, so no formal degree is hard-gated.
CISSP is listed under Required Qualifications but is explicitly framed as 'has, or is capable and motivated to obtain' — meaning current certification is not a hard gate; treated as preferred accordingly.
The role requires US citizenship and 5-days-a-week on-site presence in Clearfield, UT; fully remote is not an option.
No active security clearance is required, though the role supports DoD environments and involves NIST 800-53 compliance work.
All preferred-qualification skills (Git, Oracle Database, SAP BusinessObjects, Apache Tomcat, Apache HTTP Server, NTP, IPsec, Java builds, Postfix, Dovecot, spam/AV filtering) are explicitly listed under 'Preferred Qualifications'; NTP server and spam/AV filtering software were omitted from skills as they name no specific product.
The 2-year minimum experience figure is drawn from the Bachelor's-degree track; the HS-diploma track requires 6 years. The lower bound (2 years) is used for the overall years minimum as it represents the minimum threshold.
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