Linux Engineer - 172934

Zachary Piper Solutions; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) Plan

Holidays

Paid Time Off

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced Linux/RT admin for enterprise RHEL infrastructure, supporting deployments, patching, lifecycle management, monitoring, and performance tuning.

The role requires active Secret clearance, CompTIA Security+ or equivalent, and onsite availability at the NOC. You will work with Ansible, Red Hat Automation Platform, Satellite, VMware and Azure to drive security, automation and hybrid cloud initiatives.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance and CompTIA Security+ or equivalent.
• Extensive enterprise RHEL 8 administration experience.
• Strong Linux automation and scripting skills.
• Onsite availability at a designated Network Operations Center (NOC).
• Experience with Ansible, Red Hat Automation Platform, Satellite, VMware, Azure and DISA STIG compliance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer and troubleshoot enterprise RHEL infrastructure, including deployments, patching, lifecycle management, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Build automation solutions and support security compliance across hybrid cloud platforms.
• Support incident response and maintain technical documentation across mission-critical environments.

Skills

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Linux Administration

Ansible

Red Hat Automation Platform

Red Hat Satellite

Bash Scripting

Python

DISA STIG Compliance

Security Hardening

Vulnerability Remediation

Incident Response

Root Cause Analysis

Hybrid Cloud

Performance Tuning

VMware

Microsoft Azure

Tools

Ansible

Red Hat Automation Platform

Red Hat Satellite

VMware

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Administer and troubleshoot enterprise RHEL infrastructure, including deployments, patching, lifecycle management, monitoring, and performance tuning. Build automation solutions and support security compliance, hybrid cloud platforms, incident response, and technical documentation across mission-critical environments.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active Secret clearance and CompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent, with extensive enterprise RHEL 8 administration experience and strong Linux automation and scripting skills. The role also requires onsite availability at a designated Network Operations Center; experience with Ansible, Red Hat Automation Platform, Satellite, VMware, Azure, and DISA STIG compliance is preferred.

Key Skills

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Linux Administration
• Ansible
• Red Hat Automation Platform
• Red Hat Satellite
• Bash Scripting
• Python
• DISA STIG Compliance
• Security Hardening
• Vulnerability Remediation
• VMware
• Microsoft Azure
• Hybrid Cloud
• Performance Tuning
• Incident Response
• Root Cause Analysis

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) Plan
• Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Leave