Linux Systems Engineer — CI/CD & Automation

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company

Annapolis (MD)

On-site

USD 118,000 - 123,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Linux Systems Engineer to administer, tune, and secure enterprise Linux environments across production and non-production systems. You will build CI/CD pipelines, automate tasks with Jenkins and Ansible Core, and collaborate with security teams to meet stringent government standards.

You will Troubleshoot issues, develop tooling, and document procedures to support reliable, scalable operations in OCI-based or cloud-enabled

Qualifications

3+ years of experience implementing, administering, and troubleshooting Linux in an enterprise environment including Linux patching with DNF and YUM.
Strong experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools. Must have strong working knowledge of Jenkins (groovy), Ansible Core (yaml), GitLab CI/CD, FlexDeploy, or similar technologies.
Strong experience with Ansible and Jenkins.
Strong knowledge of DNS/Networking and networking debugging with packet capture.
Strong scripting knowledge in python, bash, zsh, ksh, csh
Strong configuration management knowledge and experience.
Experience working with REST APIs
Experience working in secure environments.
Experience in an OCI environment on virtual images.
Strong verbal, written, organizational, and process documentation skills.
Experience supporting Linux platforms in highly regulated or government-secured environments.
Familiarity with container orchestration, cloud-native deployment practices, and secure CI/CD implementations.
Experience building hardened Linux images and supporting secure software delivery pipelines.
Experience partnering across development, operations, and cyber security teams to improve deployment efficiency and platform reliability.
Proven ability to identify process improvement opportunities and implement automation that reduces manual administration.
Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

Administer, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise Linux environments.
Perform Linux system logging, auditing, patching, and performance tuning across production and non-production systems.
Develop and maintain automation solutions – including providing scripting – for Linux administration and other applications related processes utilizing Jenkins, and Asible Core.
Troubleshoot and manually find and resolve Linux issues.
Build and test end-to-end CI/CD pipelines to ensure the systems are safe against security threats.
Modify existing software and scripts to correct errors, adapt to new infrastructure requirements, and improve performance.
Collaborate with developers, engineers, security teams, and other stakeholders to design systems and define interfaces, capabilities, and performance requirements.
Analyze user needs and technical requirements to determine feasibility within time and cost constraints.
Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer materials.