Senior Linux Engineer, Secret Clearance
American Systems
- Chantilly, VA
- $130,000-160,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with a team of driven, supportive, and highly skilled professionals.
- Receive a robust benefits package that includes our
- Be a part of an empowered accountability culture where each employee-owner has a meaningful stake in the future success and growth of the company.
- Using Ansible and AAP - design, install, implement, and configure systems in a virtual environment and provide ongoing support of the Linux Infrastructure.
- Using Ansible and AAP - Evaluate, improve, automate, and maintain information security
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for all RHEL 7 and 8 in a virtualized environment
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and correct critical server issues
- Create recovery processes for system failures and performance bottlenecks
- Using Ansible, AAP or other command line methods - Perform patching, upgrades, and modifications of Linux systems
- Effectively learning new technologies added to the environment
- Establish and maintain procedural documentation and knowledge articles and share knowledge through training and mentorship of team members
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance
- Security+ or equivalent IAT 2 or higher certification
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in Red Hat administration and working on complex systems, software programs, and networks
- Ability to read/write/maintain a large complex Ansible yaml code base for CM security baseline maintenance.
- Ability to read/write/maintain shell/python scripting to support automation and maintenance tasks
- Experience with SVN (Subversion), both command line and TortoiseSVN
- Experience with container technology (ex. docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Ability and willingness to learn new technologies as added to the environment
- Ability to lead/mentor people and projects to completion.
- Ability to resolve complex problems and provide solutions with minimal guidance.
- Develop process documents (SOPs) for use by fellow team members
- Experience managing and mitigating system security risks
- Experience with security principles such as DISA STIGs and IAVM system
- Experience with Red Hat patching process (YUM updates, Satellite) and coordination of patching efforts
- Experience with monitoring tools and system diagnostics
- Experience managing RHEL systems integrated with MS Active Directory
- Ability to prioritize and manage tasks to accomplish goals on a given timeline
- Virtualization experience using VMware / vSphere
- Ability to provide general technical support for both hardware and software
- Ability to support Analysis of Alternative (AoA) exercises
- Forbes National Best Midsize Companies
- Energage National Best Workplaces, National
- Washington Post Best Workplaces
- U.S. Department of Labor Hire Vets Medallion
- BEST FOR VETS by Military Times
- TOP 10 MILITARY FRIENDLY COMPANY by MilitaryFriendly.com