Linux Systems Engineer (FedRamp)

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. seeks a Linux Systems Engineer (FedRamp) for a 12‑month contract in hybrid Kirkland, WA / San Diego, CA. The role focuses on vulnerability remediation, container security, and hardening within complex environments.

You will work with Puppet/Ansible, Kubernetes, and container platforms to secure cloud workloads and respond to incidents while coordinating across distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux infrastructure foundation with configuration management tooling.
• Experience with Kubernetes architecture and container orchestration.
• Hands-on vulnerability management and security incident handling.
• Ability to work under pressure and communicate effectively.
• Familiarity with container security scanning and image analysis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, track, and report vulnerabilities with Security teams.
• Develop mitigations across stakeholders to reduce risk.
• Write and deploy Puppet or Ansible playbooks for remediation.
• Assess and remediate container image vulnerabilities in registries.
• Coordinate patching in containerized workloads and plan upgrades.
• Create knowledge articles and refine hardening policies.
• Prepare for planned changes in client environments; coordinate teams.

Skills

Linux

Puppet

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker/Podman

Vulnerability management

Security posture

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Git

Artifactory

Helm

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes distributions

Job description

Immediate need for a talented Linux Systems Engineer (FedRamp). This is a 12 months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Kirkland, WA / San Diego, CA(Hybrid). Please review the job description below.

Job ID:26-23956

Pay Range: $60 - $70/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitors, tracks, responds, investigates and reports vulnerabilities and works with the responsible parties in System Engineering and Security teams to drive timely results and remediation
• Partners with stakeholders to drive down vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies across the organization.
• Assist with writing and deploying Puppet or Ansible playbooks to resolve vulnerabilities
• Assess and remediate container image vulnerabilities across registries and Kubernetes environments; coordinate vulnerability scanning and patching in containerized workloads
• Write knowledge articles as needed
• Assist with defining hardening policies that will improve our security posture
• Review, consult and prepare for planned change introduction to client environment.
• Partner with teams to plan and execute software code upgrades as needed.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• A solid foundation in Linux infrastructure and configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Proficiency with Kubernetes architecture, cluster operations, and container orchestration; ability to assess security posture of containerized environments
• Hands-on experience with container security scanning tools and vulnerability assessment in container registries (e.g., artifact scanning, image analysis)
• Solid understanding of and have experience with most of the following infrastructure services. VMWare, Puppet, Ansible, Imaging, Artifactory, Git
• Working knowledge of container platforms (Docker, Podman) and Kubernetes distributions; experience with Helm or similar K8s deployment tools
• Familiarity with programming language components for java and python
• Strong Coordination & Troubleshooting skills in handling Complex Security Incidents & escalations.
• Solid understanding of Linux
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools and strong technical understanding and experience assessing vulnerabilities and identifying weaknesses in cloud infrastructure services.
• Demonstrated experience with container vulnerability scanning platforms and the ability to triage, prioritize, and remediate container-based vulnerabilities
• Ability to partner with peers who are globally distributed is a key part of this role.
• Strong communication skills and empathy for customers.

Our client is a leading Software Development Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

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