Linux Systems Administrator – TS/SCI Eligible, Enterprise Infra

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded 401(k) contribution

Flexible benefits allowance

Up to 8 weeks PTO

Life Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Elevate Technology Group in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to support enterprise Linux environments across on-prem and cloud, ensuring reliability for critical missions.

The role offers opportunities to work with modern cloud-native technologies and collaborate with engineering teams to advance automation, security, and scalability, while maintaining TS clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale Linux environments.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash or Python.
• Solid networking fundamentals including subnets and VLANs.
• Experience with virtualization and cloud-based platforms.
• Knowledge of system security, hardening and vulnerability remediation.
• Proven troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Security+ or CISSP certification preferred.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized environments.
• Familiarity with Puppet or GitLab for configuration management.
• Experience with enterprise storage technologies like SAN/Fibre Channel.

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

Linux systems

Scripting Bash/Python

Networking basics

Virtualization

Security hardening

Troubleshooting

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms

GitLab

Tools

GPFS/IBM ESS

Puppet

VMware

Directory services

SAN/Fibre Channel

Job description

Elevate Technology Group in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to support enterprise Linux environments across on-prem and cloud, ensuring reliability for critical missions.

The role offers opportunities to work with modern cloud-native technologies and collaborate with engineering teams to advance automation, security, and scalability, while maintaining TS clearance.