Part-Time RHCSA Linux & Cloud Systems Engineer

Saalex Solutions - A Saalex Company; Ridgecrest (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Alternate Fridays Off (9/80)

DoD credentials sponsorship

Professional development units (CEUs)

Job summary

Saalex Solutions - A Saalex Company in Ridgecrest, CA is seeking a Junior Computer Systems Analyst for a part-time, onsite role. You will help manage Linux and cloud environments, automate tasks, and strengthen security per DoD standards while supporting mission-critical test range operations.

The position emphasizes hands-on administration, automation, and collaboration in a hybrid/DevSecOps context, with opportunities to grow skills and earn DoD credentials.

Qualifications

• Active RHCSA or RHCE certification.
• Active DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification.
• Experience with core AWS services (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM) and scripting/automation.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs and vulnerability remediation.
• Less than 3 years in a technical discipline or BA/BS.
• Active U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on Linux and cloud systems administration across classified and unclassified environments.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and deployments using Ansible, Terraform, and AWS CloudFormation.
• Harden systems per DISA STIGs and RMF controls; monitor security findings.
• Support CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline) for secure releases.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum with software developers and cyber leads.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

RHCSA/RHCE

IAT Level II

AWS services

Scripting (Bash/Python)

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Jira

Confluence

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Saalex Solutions - A Saalex Company in Ridgecrest, CA is seeking a Junior Computer Systems Analyst for a part-time, onsite role. You will help manage Linux and cloud environments, automate tasks, and strengthen security per DoD standards while supporting mission-critical test range operations.

The position emphasizes hands-on administration, automation, and collaboration in a hybrid/DevSecOps context, with opportunities to grow skills and earn DoD credentials.