On-Site Mission-Critical Linux Systems Engineer

Base-2 Solutions, LLC.; Bethesda, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base-2 Solutions, LLC. is seeking a Linux Server Systems Engineer to support mission-critical capabilities at the Intelligence Community Campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

This 100% on-site role focuses on design, integration, deployment, optimization, security, and lifecycle support of Linux-based server infrastructure across physical and virtual environments. The position requires experience with Linux distributions, automation tools, and security-focused engineering within enterprise environments,

Qualifications

• Experience engineering, deploying, integrating, and maintaining Linux/UNIX server environments.
• Experience with Linux server operating systems including RHEL, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, and/or Ubuntu.
• Experience designing, configuring, and maintaining Linux infrastructure in physical and virtual environments.
• Experience with configuration management and Infrastructure-as-Code/automation technologies such as Ansible, Salt, Puppet, or Chef.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, integrate, configure, and optimize Linux server solutions across physical and virtual infrastructure environments.
• Perform systems engineering activities including requirements analysis, functional analysis, technical trade studies, interface definition, requirements allocation, integration, system testing, and technical verification.
• Develop technical solutions supporting modernization, scalability, reliability, and lifecycle management of enterprise Linux infrastructure.
• Coordinate with customers, stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, administrators, and other engineering disciplines to collect requirements, analyze needs, and implement solutions.
• Develop and execute system integration, verification, validation, and implementation activities for infrastructure changes and new capabilities.

Skills

Linux/UNIX server environments

Systems engineering

Technical communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Ansible

Salt

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Base-2 Solutions, LLC. is seeking a Linux Server Systems Engineer to support mission-critical capabilities at the Intelligence Community Campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

This 100% on-site role focuses on design, integration, deployment, optimization, security, and lifecycle support of Linux-based server infrastructure across physical and virtual environments. The position requires experience with Linux distributions, automation tools, and security-focused engineering within enterprise environments,