Linux Engineer

Raye IT Consulting; Lakeland (FL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Health Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Raye IT Consulting is seeking an IT Systems Administrator located in Lakeland, Florida. The role involves managing IT systems across Linux infrastructures, implementing policies, and supporting cloud services in Azure. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and over 5 years of systems administration experience, particularly with RHEL. Benefits include 401(k), health insurance, and paid time off. The position offers a hybrid work schedule from Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field.
• 5+ years of systems administration experience.
• Hands-on experience with RHEL 7 and RHEL 8.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for IT systems across Linux infrastructures.
• Implement and maintain STIG policies.
• Support cloud infrastructure operations in Microsoft Azure.

Skills

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Ansible

Git

Cloud infrastructure operations

Networking concepts

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Red Hat Satellite

Microsoft Azure

ServiceNow

BigFix

Job description

Raye IT Consulting, LLC is a 8a certified minority woman‑owned IT consulting and technology firm. Raye IT brings over 20 years experience in delivering mission‑critical programs and support for the Federal Government and large agencies. We specialize in program and project management, capital planning and IT investment portfolio management, infrastructure support and application development deployment to include IT operations and maintenance. We deliver value through technical and managerial expertise – innovation, efficient processes, executable strategies, and methodologies that generate tangible and measurable results to our clients across the Federal, Civilian and DoD sectors.

Responsibilities

• Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for IT systems across Linux infrastructures.
• Implement and maintain system hardening and STIG policies in alignment with client requirements and industry standards.
• Configure, deploy, and manage Linux operating systems within physical servers and cloud‑based virtual machines.
• Support cloud infrastructure deployments and operations within Microsoft Azure.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes for Linux servers using tools such as Red Hat Satellite and BigFix.
• Design, build, and maintain development pipelines supporting continuous integration and deployment workflows.
• Write, modify, and maintain shell scripts and automation code using Python, Perl, Java, C, or similar languages.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for configuration management, provisioning, and automated deployments across the environment.
• Manage version control workflows using Git, including branching strategies, pull requests, and repository management.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design and implement automation strategies and deployment processes.
• Identify recurring issues and develop process improvements to reduce incident response and outage times.
• Develop, document, and maintain Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Utilize Service Now to track, work and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the development and maintenance of automated testing frameworks and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of systems administration experience or equivalent transferable technical experience.
• Demonstrated experience administering systems including user account management, server and subsystem configuration, network management, software installation and configuration, backup and recovery operations, and configuration management and routine system maintenance.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux system administration, specifically RHEL 7 and RHEL 8.
• Proficiency in shell scripting for task automation, system administration, and operational workflows.
• Hands‑on experience with Ansible for configuration management, playbook development, and automated provisioning – required.
• Experience with Git for version control and collaborative development workflows.
• Exposure to building and maintaining development pipelines (CI/CD) in a team environment.
• Working knowledge of configuration management principles and best practices.
• Understanding of fundamental networking concepts, distributed computing environments, and performance tuning and capacity planning at both hardware and software levels.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes and best practices.

Security Clearance Requirement

Public Trust

Place of Performance

Lakeland, FL

Schedule

Monday – Friday (hybrid)

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off

Raye IT Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.