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Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$150,000 - $175,000
IT - Software
Dahlgren, VA (On-Site/Office)
Senior Linux Architect
• 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 Responsibilities:
• Utilize Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience to provide technical problem solving and in-depth consulting relative to system operations
• Automate installation methods and system imaging (e.g. Kickstart/Anaconda)
• Use cryptographic experience to set up public key infrastructure (PKI) to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption
• DISA STIG implementation and work within Configuration-Managed Environments
• Analyze, design, and implement modifications to system software to improve and enhance system performance by correcting errors
• Plan new hardware acquisitions, interact with vendors, educate customers, and collaborate with other projects within the organization
• Work closely with engineers to help them use workstations and servers to solve their computationally intensive problems
• Support application installation, license management, software tracking / distribution and backup/recovery of system configurations and user data files
• Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation
• Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services
• Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes
• Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems
• Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services
• Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication
• Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration
• Configure static routes, packet filtering, and network address translation
• Set kernel runtime parameters
• Produce and deliver reports on system utilization
• Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks
• Configuring system logging, including remote logging
• Configure a system to provide networking services, including HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SMTP, SSH and NTP
Requirements:
• Minimum- 8 years' experience in system administration of Linux-based servers and Linux-based workstations
• Ideal Linux Admin will have Department of Defense experience with security guidelines and policies. (DISA STIGS) is a plus
• Seeking specific experience with the following operating systems and services is required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7.x)
• Must meet DoD 8570 Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) criteria or Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification at time of hire (i.e., Security+).
• Will need to have experience and understanding of Solaris 10.
• 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 Responsibilities:
• Utilize Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administration experience to provide technical problem solving and in-depth consulting relative to system operations
• Automate installation methods and system imaging (e.g. Kickstart/Anaconda)
• Use cryptographic experience to set up public key infrastructure (PKI) to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates and manage public-key encryption
• DISA STIG implementation and work within Configuration-Managed Environments
• Analyze, design, and implement modifications to system software to improve and enhance system performance by correcting errors
• Plan new hardware acquisitions, interact with vendors, educate customers, and collaborate with other projects within the organization
• Work closely with engineers to help them use workstations and servers to solve their computationally intensive problems
• Support application installation, license management, software tracking / distribution and backup/recovery of system configurations and user data files
• Understand and use essential tools for handling files, directories, command-line environments, and documentation
• Operate running systems, including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, starting and stopping virtual machines, and controlling services
• Configure local storage using partitions and logical volumes
• Create and configure file systems and file system attributes, such as permissions, encryption, access control lists, and network file systems
• Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software installation, update, and core services
• Manage users and groups, including use of a centralized directory for authentication
• Manage security, including basic firewall and SELinux configuration
• Configure static routes, packet filtering, and network address translation
• Set kernel runtime parameters
• Produce and deliver reports on system utilization
• Use shell scripting to automate system maintenance tasks
• Configuring system logging, including remote logging
• Configure a system to provide networking services, including HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SMTP, SSH and NTP
Requirements:
• Minimum- 8 years' experience in system administration of Linux-based servers and Linux-based workstations
• Ideal Linux Admin will have Department of Defense experience with security guidelines and policies. (DISA STIGS) is a plus
• Seeking specific experience with the following operating systems and services is required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7.x)
• Must meet DoD 8570 Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) criteria or Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification at time of hire (i.e., Security+).
• Will need to have experience and understanding of Solaris 10.
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