Linux Automation Engineer

Washington D.C., DC, US • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $160,000.00 - 260,000.00 per year
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Skills

  • Provisioning
  • Workflow
  • Servers
  • Terraform
  • Debugging
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Command-line Interface
  • Data Storage
  • System Administration
  • Backup Administration
  • Linux
  • Cloud Computing
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Server Hardware
  • Operating Systems
  • Hardening
  • Configuration Management
  • Database
  • Web Servers
  • Ansible
  • Scripting
  • Security Clearance

Summary

Job Description:

Serve as a Platform and Automation engineer for Linux system environments

Provide end-to-end ownership of complex Linux system environments

Work with teams to keep systems running smoothly and securely

Serve as the team's expert and owner for all things systems administration

o You are the first line of defense against a variety of server threats

Monitor alerts, triage outages, and come up with plans to solve issues

  • Automate processes such as:

    • System provisioning
    • Log Parsing
    • Data Transformations
    • Operational workflows
  • Administer enterprise Linux servers including:

    • Operating system patching
    • Security hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting
  • Administer AWS cloud accounts with Terraform

    • Troubleshoot and debug via the AWS Console and CLI
  • Handle data storage and indexing systems operations, including:

    • Monitoring, backup management, and upgrades
  • Configure and maintain web servers, including:

    • Monitoring and configuration management

Design, build, deploy, maintain, and secure platform infrastructure

Qualification:

Strong experience with the following:

o Platform, Automation, and/or Infrastructure engineering

o Linux engineering

o Cloud administration

Proficient using the following languages for automating repetitive tasks:

o Python

o Ansible

o Bash/go (preferred)

  • Ability to troubleshoot server hardware failures
  • Applied knowledge in operating system security and hardening
  • Experience in patch/configuration management in enterprise production environments
  • Exposure to operation and configuration of database and web server technologies
  • Experience with automation frameworks

o Specifically Ansible, to write scripts and automate security processes

Clearance: TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph Clearance

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation details: 00 Yearly Salary

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