Sep 12
Secret
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
Unspecified
Occasional travel
IT - Security
Aberdeen, MD (On-Site/Office)
Job Title: Linux Systems Engineer
Location: Boston, MA or Aberdeen, MD
Duration: Full Time/Perm/Direct Hire
Salary: $100,000 - $150,000
Job Description
Serves as a Linux Systems Engineer with deep SELinux expertise
Engineer and support secure Linux systems in an enterprise environment
(e.g., Red Hat, CentOS, Rocky Linux)
Configure SELinux, write policies, tune, and debug to meet security requirements
Harden, maintain, and enhance a secure enterprise environment.
Develop SELinux policies, enforcement, and troubleshooting in Red Hat-based OS
Align engineering, development, and automation with DoD/IC compliance controls
Analyze and optimize system/application behavior in confined SELinux contexts
Enforce MAC policies in collaboration with development and security teams
Prepare and maintain required technical documentation (system-level and user-level)
Support system baselining, technical evaluations, and configuration standardization
Perform O&M tasks including OS patching, upgrades, and security updates
Qualifications
Active Secret Clearance (required)
BS in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of experience in Linux systems engineering and administration
Strong, hands-on experience with SELinux:
Writing and managing custom SELinux policies
Interpreting AVC denials and troubleshooting access issues
Tools like audit2allow, semanage, setroubleshoot, and checkmodule
Deep experience with Red Hat derivatives: RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux
Skilled in shell scripting and Linux command-line administration
Proficiency in scripting languages: Python, Bash, Ruby, PHP
Experience with IaC and config management tools: Ansible, Puppet, Foreman
Experience with containerization and cloud platforms (preferred):
AWS, Azure, GCP
Kubernetes, OpenShift
Required
Active Secret Clearance minimum. Can support up to TS/SCI if at the Boston, MA location. Aberdeen, MD location can only support Secret.
Location: Boston, MA or Aberdeen, MD
Duration: Full Time/Perm/Direct Hire
Salary: $100,000 - $150,000
Job Description
Serves as a Linux Systems Engineer with deep SELinux expertise
Engineer and support secure Linux systems in an enterprise environment
(e.g., Red Hat, CentOS, Rocky Linux)
Configure SELinux, write policies, tune, and debug to meet security requirements
Harden, maintain, and enhance a secure enterprise environment.
Develop SELinux policies, enforcement, and troubleshooting in Red Hat-based OS
Align engineering, development, and automation with DoD/IC compliance controls
Analyze and optimize system/application behavior in confined SELinux contexts
Enforce MAC policies in collaboration with development and security teams
Prepare and maintain required technical documentation (system-level and user-level)
Support system baselining, technical evaluations, and configuration standardization
Perform O&M tasks including OS patching, upgrades, and security updates
Qualifications
Active Secret Clearance (required)
BS in Computer Science or related field
5+ years of experience in Linux systems engineering and administration
Strong, hands-on experience with SELinux:
Writing and managing custom SELinux policies
Interpreting AVC denials and troubleshooting access issues
Tools like audit2allow, semanage, setroubleshoot, and checkmodule
Deep experience with Red Hat derivatives: RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux
Skilled in shell scripting and Linux command-line administration
Proficiency in scripting languages: Python, Bash, Ruby, PHP
Experience with IaC and config management tools: Ansible, Puppet, Foreman
Experience with containerization and cloud platforms (preferred):
AWS, Azure, GCP
Kubernetes, OpenShift
Required
Active Secret Clearance minimum. Can support up to TS/SCI if at the Boston, MA location. Aberdeen, MD location can only support Secret.
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