Linux Engineer — Cloud Automation & Security

Aqua IT; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Aqua IT is seeking a security-cleared IT operations engineer to support Tier II customer-facing issues, perform RCA analyses, and lead proactive performance initiatives in a US Virginia operating environment. You will automate tasks with Bash/Python, manage COTS/GOTS software, and coordinate with security and enterprise teams.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years AWS experience, strong Linux expertise, and familiarity with Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket, networking concepts, and ELK stack.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI, CI Poly highly desired).
• BS degree and 2+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Proactive self-starter with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Two or more years of experience with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.).
• Experience troubleshooting network-related issues (OSI model levels 4-7).
• Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (network diagrams, data flows, etc.).
• Experience working with Agile Team Collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket.
• Strong Linux background and familiarity with best practices of infrastructure management.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Tier II personnel in resolving customer-facing issues.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and mitigation for operational issues, communicating findings and establishing feedback to development.
• Review user metrics, system health, and performance, and implement proactive measures to support operational availability.
• Develop scripts to automate operational tasks and use playbook-based automation as needed.
• Manage COTS and GOTS software products across multiple environments.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Services to ensure compliance with security services and applications.
• Interface with customers and external technical teams to diagnose and mitigate access issues.
• Utilize visualization skills to understand system workflows and identify bottlenecks.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

AWS

Linux

OSI model 4-7

Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket

Bash/Python scripting

Kubernetes

ELK stack

SAML/OIDC/OAuth/Kerberos

LDAP

Education

BS degree

Masters (optional with less than 2 years experience)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

AWS

Kubernetes

ELK

Job description

Aqua IT is seeking a security-cleared IT operations engineer to support Tier II customer-facing issues, perform RCA analyses, and lead proactive performance initiatives in a US Virginia operating environment. You will automate tasks with Bash/Python, manage COTS/GOTS software, and coordinate with security and enterprise teams.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years AWS experience, strong Linux expertise, and familiarity with Jira/Confluence/Bitbucket, networking concepts, and ELK stack.