Linux & Red Hat Systems Engineer — Automation, Security & ESOP

iGov; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Professional development

Disability insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Holidays

PTO

Job summary

iGov is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the MARCENT Program, delivering RHEL-based infrastructure, automation scripts, and security hardening. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide technical assessments for system design and accreditation, with on-site work in Tampa and occasional travel.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of Linux administration, strong Bash/Python scripting, and the ability to obtain US security clearance; excellent communication and teamwork are

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in production.
• Strong scripting for automation, monitoring, and system management.
• Experience with security compliance (CIS, STIG) and incident response.
• Ability to obtain US security clearance and work with government teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, configure, and maintain RHEL systems across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Develop scripts and programs to automate administration tasks and monitoring.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams for integration and performance.
• Participate in on-call rotation and contribute to documentation and runbooks.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Project management

Security clearance ability

Team player

Active listening

Excellent communication

Relationship building

Flexibility/adaptability

RHEL administration

Scripting Bash

Python scripting

Linux networking

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor's or Associates in Engineering, CS, IS or related

Tools

RHEL

Python

Bash

Job description

iGov is seeking a Systems Engineer to support the MARCENT Program, delivering RHEL-based infrastructure, automation scripts, and security hardening. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide technical assessments for system design and accreditation, with on-site work in Tampa and occasional travel.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of Linux administration, strong Bash/Python scripting, and the ability to obtain US security clearance; excellent communication and teamwork are