Linux Engineer

Role: Linux Engineer

Location: Fairfax, VA

Salary: $130,000 - $220,000 + Benefits (Total Compensation up to $330,000)

Clearance: Active TS clearance

Benefits

25% Employer-funded 401(k) contribution

Benefits Account worth 25% of base salary (take as benefits or additional compensation)

8 Weeks PTO (option to increase)

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

100% tuition reimbursement (Degrees, Certifications & Professional Development)

Flexible working hours

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Linux Engineer to join a specialist technology organization supporting mission-critical systems across the US Intelligence and National Security community.

As demand across several long-standing programs continues to grow, they are looking to add a Linux Engineer to their Fairfax, VA team. This is an opportunity to work in a large-scale enterprise environment supporting infrastructure that underpins some of the most technically challenging and important missions.

The role offers exposure to both traditional enterprise platforms and modern cloud-native technologies, making it ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure problems while continuing to develop their technical skillset.

Responsibilites

Administering and supporting enterprise Linux environments

Maintaining infrastructure across physical, virtual and cloud-based platforms

Managing operating system upgrades, patching and security remediation

Monitoring system performance, availability and capacity

Troubleshooting hardware, operating system and network-related issues

Supporting application deployments and infrastructure enhancements

Building, testing and validating new server environments

Working closely with engineering teams to improve automation, reliability and scalability

What We're Looking For

Strong Linux administration experience (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux or similar)

Experience supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure environments

Scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python or similar

Understanding of networking fundamentals including switching, subnets and VLANs

Experience working with virtualized environments

Knowledge of system security, hardening and vulnerability remediation

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities

Security+ or CISSP certification

Desirable Experience

Kubernetes, Docker or containerized environments

Cloud platforms and cloud-native architectures

Puppet, GitLab or other configuration management tools

GPFS / IBM ESS

Directory services administration

Enterprise storage technologies including SAN and Fibre Channel

Clearance Requirement

Applicants must hold an active TS clearance with SCI eligibility .

Keywords

Linux Administrator, Linux Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Red Hat, RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Cloud Engineer, DevOps, Puppet, GitLab, Python, Bash, VMware, Storage, SAN, Fibre Channel, TS Clearance, TS/SCI Eligible, Intelligence Community, Defense, Government Contracting.

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