HPC Linux Systems & Infrastructure Engineer

GIGATEC Engineering; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Paid Healthcare

10% 401k in every paycheck

100% Fully Vested!!!

Job summary

GIGATEC Engineering in the United States (Maryland) seeks a skilled Linux systems engineer to manage large-scale Linux clusters and automate tasks using Bash and Python. You will integrate software, storage, virtualization, and container tech while ensuring security compliance and producing clear technical documentation for sustained operations.

Ideal candidates understand compute/storage networks, server components, and IaC concepts, with hands-on Docker/Podman/containerd experience and

Qualifications

• Linux systems administration experience and command-line proficiency.
• Bash and Python scripting to automate operational and maintenance tasks.
• Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS, GOTS, and FOSS software across large-scale Linux clusters.
• Familiarity with Agency STE/STN security compliance requirements and established policies.
• Broad understanding of server components, including compute, storage arrays, network fabrics, memory architectures, and database technologies.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and experience with SaltStack and Ansible.
• Hands-on knowledge of Docker, Podman, and containerd.
• Familiarity with Fibre Channel-attached storage systems.
• Familiarity with OLVM for managing virtualized Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer Linux cluster environments.
• Automate operational tasks with Bash and Python.
• Integrate software, storage, virtualization, and container technologies while maintaining security compliance.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation that connects teams and supports long-term system sustainment.
• Collaborate with product owners, program managers, hardware engineers, networking and storage teams, system administrators, and customer stakeholders.

Skills

Linux administration

Bash & Python scripting

Linux clustering

Security compliance knowledge

Server component knowledge

IaC (SaltStack & Ansible)

Docker/Podman/containerd

Fibre Channel storage

OLVM virtualization

Tools

SaltStack

Ansible

Docker

Podman

containerd

Jira

Confluence

Kubernetes

Ceph

GPFS

HDFS

OLVM

Job description

NOTE– Our positions require aTop Secret clearance, as well as the favorablecompletion of a polygraph. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor an employment Visa.

What You'll Be Doing (We don't love the bullet points, but we love the work!)

Explore the engineering behind large-scale computing—from the hardware that delivers performance to the automation that keeps it running. At GIGATEC, you'll collaborate with product owners, program managers, hardware engineers, networking and storage teams, system administrators, and customer stakeholders to deliver reliable, service-focused hardware capabilities supporting the Agency's STE/STN objectives. You'll administer Linux cluster environments, automate operational and maintenance tasks with Bash and Python, and integrate software, storage, virtualization, and container technologies while maintaining security compliance. You'll also create and maintain clear technical documentation that connects teams, preserves engineering knowledge, and supports long-term system sustainment. If you're curious about how every layer fits together, this role gives you complex systems to understand and meaningful problems to solve.

RequiredSkills

• Demonstrated Linux systems administration experience and command-line proficiency
• Bash and Python scripting to automate operational and maintenance tasks
• Experience installing, configuring, and supporting COTS, GOTS, and FOSS software across large-scale Linux clusters
• Familiarity with Agency STE/STN security compliance requirements and established policies
• Broad understanding of server components, including compute, storage arrays, network fabrics, memory architectures, and database technologies
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and experience with SaltStack and Ansible
• Hands-on knowledge of Docker, Podman, and containerd
• Familiarity with Fibre Channel-attached storage systems
• Familiarity with Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager (OLVM) for managing virtualized Linux environments

Perks and Benefits

• 100% Paid Healthcare
• 10% 401k in every paycheck
• 100% Fully Vested!!!

DesiredSkills

• Familiarity with Kubernetes container orchestration
• Familiarity with distributed file systems such as Weka, Ceph, GPFS, and HDFS
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Maintains a professional relationship with coffee and a recreational interest in witty exchanges.