Linux System Administrator -Senior - Active TS is a MUST (ONSITE - 100%)

VISUAL SOFT, INC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO + holidays

Health & dental insurance

401k with company match

Profit sharing

Job summary

Visual Soft, Inc seeks a Senior Linux System Administrator (AWS) for a classified DoD program in Huntsville, AL. Requires active TS clearance and 8+ years of Linux experience with cloud operations.

Role focuses on managing RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu, building secure AWS infrastructure, automation, and DevSecOps integration in a fully onsite environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in CS/IS or related field
• 8+ years of Linux system administration experience
• Proven AWS cloud infra experience (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, CloudFormation)
• Security hardening knowledge (STIGs, RMF) and DoD standards compliance

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Linux servers (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) in classified and unclassified environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, IAM).
• Automate provisioning and deployment tasks using Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Monitor performance, perform root-cause analysis, and tune systems.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams for continuous monitoring and incident response.

Skills

Linux system administration

AWS cloud infrastructure

Automation (Ansible/Terraform)

RMF/STIG compliance

DevSecOps / CI/CD collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

AWS CodePipeline

Job description

Linux System Administrator -Senior - Active TS is a MUST (ONSITE - 100%)

• Information Technology

Visual Soft, Inc is seeking qualified candidates to work on our efforts with a Prime for their end customer, a federal agency in Huntsville, AL

Job Title: Senior Linux System Administrator (AWS) - Top Secret Clearance

Location: Huntsville, Alabama (100% Onsite)

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)

Employment Type: Full-Time / Permanent

Education: Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Experience: Minimum 8+ years of hands-on Linux system administration and cloud operations experience

Job description:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Linux System Administrator with proven expertise in AWS cloud environments to support mission-critical systems within a classified defense program.

This position is fully onsite in Huntsville, AL, supporting a federal intel agency

The ideal candidate has deep experience managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or similar distributions, implementing automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions, and maintaining high-availability, secure cloud environments in compliance with DoD security standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) in classified and unclassified environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, RDS, EFS).
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployment tasks using Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Monitor system performance, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement performance tuning.
• Patch and harden Linux systems to meet DISA STIG and RMF compliance requirements.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, and security policies in accordance with DoD standards.
• Support and integrate CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure continuous monitoring and incident response.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum sprints, providing infrastructure support to development and QA teams.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on Linux system administration experience (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Proven experience managing cloud infrastructure in AWS (VPC, EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch).
• Proficiency in troubleshooting networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, load balancers).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline).
• Working knowledge of security hardening (STIGs, CIS benchmarks) and RMF controls.
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

Desired Certifications

• Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).
• Experience with AWS GovCloud or classified AWS regions.
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or Solutions Architect
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Security+, CISSP, or equivalent DoD 8570 certification.
• Exposure to monitoring tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios).

Our standard benefits include

• 3 weeks of Paid time off (PTO that includes sick leave). Any unused PTO will be issued as a check at the end of an employee's anniversary with us.
• we also provide 2 floating and 8 public holidays. Floating and holidays expire at the end of every year of service of an employee.
• In addition, company will cover 50% of health and dental insurances only for all full time employees, however, dependents can be added at extra cost.
• Employee's health and dental coverage becomes effective after 30 days or first of the month after an employee completes initial 30 working days, we cover 50% for the employee's health and dental insurances.
• An employee has to finish all of your paper work for health and dental in the first 30 days of your employment with us.
• We provide STD, LTD and one time salary equivalent of life insurance at NO cost to all full time employees.
• All full time employees or w-2 employees with no benefits will be eligible to participate in company's 401k program after 90 days of employment with a company match of 4%, immediate vesting.
• In addition, all w-2 employees are eligible to be part of company's profit sharing, no employee contributions required.