Linux Systems Engineer – TS/SCI with Polygraph

Leidos LLC; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer to support a mission-critical environment in Chantilly, VA. This hands-on role covers Linux administration, virtualization, and security/compliance across a multi-network setting.

The ideal candidate holds a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a bachelor’s degree, and several years of systems engineering and security experience, including vulnerability management and configuration management.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with the required Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree and approximately 4 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with Linux system administration and engineering.
• Experience maintaining security posture including scans, audits, and day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based systems in a virtualized environment.
• Maintain operational security posture and perform vulnerability scans, audits, remediation, and compliance activities.
• Implement security configurations and configuration management for hardware, software, firmware, and security components.
• Support systems engineering activities including planning, designing, and improving system processes.
• Collaborate with engineers, developers, technicians, analysts, and users to resolve technical issues.

Skills

Linux system administration

System engineering

Security operations

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware

Docker

Red Hat Virtualization

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer to support a mission-critical customer environment in Chantilly, VA. This position is ideal for a hands‑on Linux administrator or systems engineer with experience supporting Linux servers in virtualized environments and maintaining system security and compliance requirements. The successful candidate will support day-to-day system administration, engineering, configuration management, virtualization, and security operations across a multi-network environment. Candidates must currently possess an active TS/SCI with the required Polygraph and be eligible for customer crossover.

Primary Responsibilities

Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based systems and servers within a virtualized environment. Maintain the operational security posture of information systems and support day-to-day system security operations. Perform and support system vulnerability scans, security audits, remediation, and compliance activities. Implement and maintain system security configurations and requirements. Provide configuration management for information system hardware, software, firmware, and security components. Support system engineering activities, including planning, designing, analyzing, and improving hardware- and software-based system processes. Troubleshoot complex system and infrastructure issues and develop effective technical solutions. Support systems operating across multiple network environments. Work collaboratively with engineers, developers, technicians, analysts, and users to identify requirements and resolve technical issues. Investigate and document existing system architectures and configurations. Support operational systems in a dynamic mission environment.

Basic Qualifications

Active TS/SCI with the required Polygraph. Bachelor's degree and approximately 4 years of relevant experience. At least four years of recent experience supporting systems engineering, system administration, system processes, and/or software development methodologies. Demonstrated hands‑on experience with Linux system administration and engineering. Experience maintaining the security posture of information systems, including system scans, security audits, and day‑to‑day security operations. Experience with configuration management of system hardware, software, firmware, and security components. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and solve complex technical problems. Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary technical team. Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Experience implementing or maintaining DISA STIGs or similar system-hardening/security-compliance requirements. Experience with virtualization and container technologies such as VMware, Red Hat Virtualization, and Docker. Experience configuring, deploying, or maintaining Identity and Access Management (IdAM), Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA), and PKI‑enabled systems. Experience translating user and developer use cases into technical system requirements. Experience documenting existing system architectures. Experience supporting operational mission systems.

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Pay Range: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.

Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

Leidos will never ask you to provide payment‑related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through emails that are sent from a Leidos.com email address. If you receive an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment‑related information or any other personal information, please report the email to [e-mail].

Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.