Hybrid Senior Linux Engineer – Public Trust Eligible

ApplyLogic Consulting Group, LLC; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

401K

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life/Short-Term Disability/CI/Accident

15 PTO Days

11 Federal Holidays

Education stipend

Job summary

ApplyLogic is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer to join our team supporting a government client in Columbia, SC. You will provide expert-level Linux infrastructure engineering, administration, modernization, and operational support to keep mission-critical systems secure, reliable, and compliant.

This hybrid role requires US citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. You will work with RHEL, Ansible, Terraform, VMware, and cloud platforms to implement automation, hardening,

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of Linux engineering experience in enterprise or federal environments.
• Advanced experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7/8/9).
• Scripting in Bash and Python; IaC with Ansible/Terraform.
• Experience with virtualization (VMware) and cloud computing.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen Linux server environment through engineering, hardening, and lifecycle management.
• Improve reliability, security, monitoring, and automation.
• Support cloud adoption, cybersecurity posture, and enterprise architecture objectives.
• Provide Tier 3 engineering support including troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Architect, deploy, configure, and maintain Linux servers across on-premise and cloud.
• Implement secure baseline configurations aligned with DOJ, NIST, and federal standards.
• Manage patching, kernel dependences, and performance tuning.
• Develop automation scripts and IaC modules; document changes.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python

Ansible

Infrastructure as Code

Linux system administration

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Cloud computing

VMware

Security compliance

Cybersecurity standards

Tools

Terraform

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

Job description

ApplyLogic is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer to join our team supporting a government client in Columbia, SC. You will provide expert-level Linux infrastructure engineering, administration, modernization, and operational support to keep mission-critical systems secure, reliable, and compliant.

This hybrid role requires US citizenship with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. You will work with RHEL, Ansible, Terraform, VMware, and cloud platforms to implement automation, hardening,