Linux Systems Engineer – FAA Mission Systems

INDRA AIR TRAFFIC INC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

INDRA AIR TRAFFIC INC in Washington, DC seeks a Systems Administrator to manage mission-critical FAA systems and infrastructure, focusing on RHEL 8.x servers, monitoring, security, and operational readiness.

You will work with engineering, cybersecurity, networking and operations teams to diagnose complex issues, perform patching, backups, incident response, and document procedures to support NAS data exchange services and FAA missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 5+ years of enterprise Linux administration.
• Experience supporting mission-critical systems in government, aviation, or regulated environments preferred.
• Experience with FAA automation programs and NAS systems preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain FAA credentials or security clearances.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x servers.
• Perform patching, backups, security updates, and OS upgrades to ensure availability.
• Troubleshoot OS, middleware, storage, and performance issues.
• Analyze logs and metrics to resolve operational problems.
• Support FAA data exchange initiatives and NAS related services.
• Collaborate with engineering, networking, and cybersecurity teams.

Skills

RHEL admin

Linux troubleshooting

Network troubleshooting

AWS basics

Documentation

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Wireshark

Cisco networking

Shell scripting

Job description

INDRA AIR TRAFFIC INC in Washington, DC seeks a Systems Administrator to manage mission-critical FAA systems and infrastructure, focusing on RHEL 8.x servers, monitoring, security, and operational readiness.

You will work with engineering, cybersecurity, networking and operations teams to diagnose complex issues, perform patching, backups, incident response, and document procedures to support NAS data exchange services and FAA missions.