Overview
Hybrid
$45 - $50
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Linux (Ubuntu)
LXD
GitLab CI/CD
LUKS
SSH
SUDO
kickstart
preseed
Job Details
- Expert in Linux (Ubuntu) administration and OS-level hardening
- Proficient in Ansible (roles, playbooks, idempotent automation)
- Experienced with LXD for containerized lab environments
- Strong knowledge of GitLab and GitLab CI/CD pipelines (workflow automation, runners, artifacts)
- Experience building secure, reproducible system images (kickstart, preseed, or similar)
Security Requirements:
- Apply CIS Ubuntu benchmarks and OS hardening best practices
- Enforce disk encryption (LUKS or equivalent) and secure boot configurations
- Implement auditd and centralized logging
- Lock down SSH, sudo, and privileged access paths
- Integrate key management, secrets handling, and package signing validation
- Ensure all automation is reproducible, testable, and version-controlled
- Build and document an Ansible-based bootstrap process for secure hosts
- Produce versioned base images and container templates ready for custody site use
- Set up GitLab pipelines to validate, lint, and deploy builds automatically
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