Linux System Administrator – TS Clearance, Cloud

Elevate Technology Group; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% Employer-funded 401(k)

Benefits Account worth 25% of base

8 Weeks PTO

Life Insurance

100% tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Elevate Technology Group is seeking a Linux System Administrator to join our Fairfax, VA team, supporting mission-critical systems across US Intelligence and National Security programs. The role offers exposure to enterprise Linux environments and cloud-native technologies.

You will administer and maintain Linux-based infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms, perform OS upgrades, patching, security remediation, and contribute to automation with scripting.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure environments.
• Scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python or similar.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals including switching, subnets and VLANs.
• Experience working with virtualized environments.
• Knowledge of system security, hardening and vulnerability remediation.

Responsibilities

• Administering and supporting enterprise Linux environments
• Maintaining infrastructure across physical, virtual and cloud-based platforms
• Managing operating system upgrades, patching and security remediation
• Monitoring system performance, availability and capacity
• Troubleshooting hardware, operating system and network-related issues
• Supporting application deployments and infrastructure enhancements
• Building, testing and validating new server environments
• Working closely with engineering teams to improve automation, reliability and scalability

Skills

Scripting & automation

Networking fundamentals

Virtualized environments

Troubleshooting

Security best practices

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Puppet

GitLab

VMware

GPFS / IBM ESS

SAN

Fibre Channel

Job description

Elevate Technology Group is seeking a Linux System Administrator to join our Fairfax, VA team, supporting mission-critical systems across US Intelligence and National Security programs. The role offers exposure to enterprise Linux environments and cloud-native technologies.

You will administer and maintain Linux-based infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms, perform OS upgrades, patching, security remediation, and contribute to automation with scripting.