Mission-Critical Linux Automation Engineer

Allyon; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible medical plans

Wellness incentives

Telemedicine

401(k) with planning tools

HSA and FSA options

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Linthicum Heights, MD-based Allyon is hiring a Linux Automation Administrator to support the U.S. Air Force and DC3 in a high-responsibility environment.

You will provision and manage RHEL and Ubuntu servers, build Ansible Playbooks for patching and hardening, and oversee Kubernetes clusters and related services. The role requires Top Secret clearance eligibility, a Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in a relevant field, and experience with CaC tooling and Sec+ certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provision, manage, and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Ubuntu servers across several internet-connected and internet-disconnected networks.
• Develop, utilize, and maintain Ansible Playbooks to secure, patch, and configure Linux servers.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters as well as the workloads deployed on the clusters.
• Manage and configure connected services such as network adapters, storage, and firewalls.
• Deploy, configure, and support monitoring capabilities to detect anomalous conditions or service disruptions.
• Investigate service disruptions and provide root cause analysis reports and implement additional steps to prevent subsequent issues.
• Support deployments of new hardware and software applications and appliances.
• Schedule: The system administration team is expected to have on-site coverage 0600-1800 Monday-Friday and schedules will be coordinated with other members of the team to ensure this coverage. Core hours are 0930-1430 Monday-Friday, attendance is expected outside of this window as needed to support meetings, deployments, and team activities.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/IS/CS/Software Eng/Data Science/Math/Cybersecurity

Master's degree or PhD with relevant experience

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Kubernetes

GitHub

GitLab

Splunk

Grafana

SolarWinds

Job description

Linthicum Heights, MD-based Allyon is hiring a Linux Automation Administrator to support the U.S. Air Force and DC3 in a high-responsibility environment.

You will provision and manage RHEL and Ubuntu servers, build Ansible Playbooks for patching and hardening, and oversee Kubernetes clusters and related services. The role requires Top Secret clearance eligibility, a Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in a relevant field, and experience with CaC tooling and Sec+ certification.