Linux Engineer

B/CORE; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Stipends

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Bcore in Herndon, Virginia is seeking an Expert Linux Engineer to support mission-critical IT and DevSecOps efforts. You will work across large Linux environments (Red Hat, RockyOS) and drive automation, security, and infrastructure improvements for government and client systems.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 11+ years of related experience, strong scripting (BASH) skills, and hands-on Linux administration. Expect challenging O&M tasks and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree and 11+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Linux, including Red Hat derivatives (RHEL, RockyOS).
• Proficiency in shell (BASH) scripting and Linux command line.
• Experience providing Linux Administration (O&M) support and Linux Engineering infrastructure support.
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation).

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering and software development in large enterprise Linux environments.
• Provide technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools.
• Develop and maintain scripts and tools to automate Linux system tasks.
• Ensure Linux systems meet security and compliance requirements.
• Prepare program- and user-level documentation.
• Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures.
• Support customer in developing and maintaining system baselines.
• Assess server loads and work with leads to tune performance.
• O&M duties include pager/phone duty and routine updates.

Skills

Python

Shell scripting

Linux administration

Configuration management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Linux (Red Hat, RockyOS)

BASH scripting

Ansible

Puppet

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

OpenShift

AWS

GCP

Azure

Oracle Cloud

Job description

TS/SCI with Poly

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it's architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions.

Herndon, VA

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it's architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions.

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government's mission and our client's business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation's cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Linux Engineer in Herndon, Virginia.

Duties to Include but not limited to

• Perform systems engineering and software development in multiple large enterprise server environments (e.g., Linux, Red Hat, and Rocky OS)
• Provide technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools.
• Develop and maintain scripts and tools to automate Linux system administrative tasks
• Ensure Linux systems are configured to meet security and compliance requirements
• Analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities.
• Prepare required documentation (program-level and user-level)
• Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures.
• Support the customer in the development and maintenance of systems baseline.
• Assess server loads and work with technical leads to develop tuning recommendations.
• Additional duties, as assigned.

O&M duties include

• Provide operational pager/phone duty support.
• Complete day-to-day Operations & Maintenance tasks
• Perform operating system software updates, upgrades and patches.

Required Qualifications

Must have Bachelors degree and 11+ years of relevant experience. We are looking for an Expert Linux Systems Engineer with a background utilizing the following

• Linux experience, including Red Hat and its derivatives (RHEL, RockyOS).
• Experience in shell (BASH) scripting and manipulating the Linux command line.
• Experience providing Linux Administration (O&M) support
• Experience providing Linux Engineering and Infrastructure support
• Experience with configuration management software (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Python
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), CloudFormation, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud
• Experience with cloud computing, including PaaS, IaaS and SaaS
• Experience with CaaS (e.g., Kubernetes and OpenShift)
• The expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is $175,000 - 200,000. Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements. This is not a guarantee.
• Benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more.

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.