Linux Engineer 100% Remote

Linux Engineer 100% Remote

2. 8+ years of Linux design or consultant experience within a redhat environment

3. Good knowledge of command commands within the Linux CLI, DNS record types, ansible tower or AWX for configuration management

4. RedHat Satellite, Ansible, and ideally a redhat certified system admin cert or Redhat certified engineer

Job Description

• NSWCDD is requesting a highly skilled and motivated Senior Linux Architect to lead the engineering and architecture of our enterprise RDT&E solutions centered around Red Hat Satellite and Ansible orchestration, critical to our Comply to Connect (C2C) initiative.
• This role demands deep expertise in Linux systems administration, automation, configuration management, and security best practices, with a proven track record of designing and implementing scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions.
• The architect will design and implement Red Hat Satellite and Ansible solutions, develop Ansible playbooks for automation, ensure compliance with relevant standards, and provide expert-level troubleshooting for the entire NSWCDD Command.
• NSWCDD is requesting qualifications that include 8+ years of Linux experience, strong Ansible proficiency, security knowledge, excellent communication skills, and preferably relevant certifications like RHCE or RHCA.
• The successful candidate will be a key contributor to our organization's security posture and efficiency through well-architected and automated solutions.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum five to eight years' (5-8) experience in system administration of Linux-based servers and Linux-based workstations
• High School Diploma required; Bachelor's degree preferred
• Ideal Linux Admin will have trouble shooting skills in RHEL 7/8/9 OS and basic knowledge of Networking fundamentals, specifically TCP/IP protocol suite and IP configuration
• In addition, working knowledge of security guidelines and polices (DISA STIGs) and tools (Evaluate-STIG, STIG-Manager)
• Knowledge of / experience with Tenable suite of products (Security Center, Nessus Scanner, Nessus Agent) is a plus
• Seeking specific experience with the following operating systems and services is required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8.x with RHEL 7.x and/or RHEL9.x a plus)
• Must meet DoD 8570 Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) criteria or Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification at time of hire (i.e., Security+).
• Have knowledge of corporate services including: DNS, SMTP, Splunk, Centralized patching solutions such as Red Hat Satellite, Automation solutions such as Ansible Tower / AWX
• Knowledge of / experience with: Single Sign on solutions such as RHSSO; Virtualization platform management systems such as VMWare / VSphere / Vcenter is a plus
• Demonstrated experience managing the installation and maintenance of IT infrastructure
• Experience working in an environment with rapidly changing job priorities
• Experience with Service Now or similar Ticket Management system
• Linux+ or Red Hat Certification preferred