Linux Security Engineer: Cloud Hardening & Infra

IBM; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting seeks a Linux Security Engineer to strengthen security posture for a progressive Federal agency. You will harden Linux systems, review configurations, and propose changes to reduce risk while ensuring DoD/DHS guidance is followed.

Responsibilities include incident analysis, remediation roadmaps, and delivering security consulting to improve client resilience. Requires RHCE or equivalent and ability to obtain Public Trust.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Expertise in installing, configuring, operating, and patching Linux servers and managing Linux-based apps.
• Advanced knowledge of configuration management tools and Linux/Windows admin in mid-to-large enterprises.
• Strong shell scripting with hands-on containerization and orchestration tool experience.
• Experience with security hardening and STIG/DHS guidance familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Perform security hardening and rule creation in Linux environments.
• Review configurations to identify vulnerabilities and propose mitigations.
• Audit firmware and configurations on Linux endpoints to align with vendor and DoD guidance.
• Analyze security incidents and provide improvement recommendations.
• Deliver consulting to help clients achieve better security postures and incident management.
• Create remediation roadmaps to address identified vulnerabilities.

Skills

Linux administration

Configuration management

Shell scripting

Containerization

Python scripting

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

SaltStack

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

ECS/EKS

Fargate

Singularity

Twistlock

Falco

Clair

Job description

IBM Consulting seeks a Linux Security Engineer to strengthen security posture for a progressive Federal agency. You will harden Linux systems, review configurations, and propose changes to reduce risk while ensuring DoD/DHS guidance is followed.

Responsibilities include incident analysis, remediation roadmaps, and delivering security consulting to improve client resilience. Requires RHCE or equivalent and ability to obtain Public Trust.