RH Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL) Sr. Consultant

Unisity, LLC; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer contribution 12%

Medical plan options

Vision and dental

Life and AD&D benefits

Short and long-term disability

Job summary

Unisity, LLC in Jessup, Maryland is seeking a senior cloud/DevOps engineer to implement automated, containerized OpenShift-based solutions across Linux, Kubernetes, and related tech. The role requires strong experience with Red Hat, Ansible, Terraform, and security/compliance, including IAT Level II certification and ability to lead design workshops and document plans.

This client-facing position involves weekly travel to client sites in Jessup, MD with a competitive compensation package and

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline.
• Experience leading successful modern cloud platform enterprise-level projects.
• Demonstrated track record of working in a strategic advisory role to senior IT and business executives.
• Ability to lead design workshops, create clear documentation, and provide knowledge transfer for Day‑0/1/2 planning.
• Applied knowledge and experience working in agile, scrum, and DevOps teams.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• IAT Level II Certification (Security+, SSCP, CCNA Security, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Implement automated, containerized solutions, focusing on Red Hat OpenShift, including networking, storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, high availability, and system resilience.
• Continuously learn, grow, and adapt to new skills and technologies.
• Travel weekly, Monday–Friday, to the client site in Jessup, Maryland.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Presentation skills

Agile / DevOps experience

IAT Level II Certification

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a technical discipline

Tools

RHEL 8+

Red Hat Satellite

Ansible Automation

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Terraform

Git

Prometheus/Grafana/ELK

RBAC/SCC/Network policies

Job description

Jessup, Maryland

Unisity, LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business providing expert services in the Information Technology fields. We pride ourselves on delivering what is promised, as some would say we "just do". We are highly-qualified, self-driven professionals who work towards a common goal as a team, leading when appropriate and following when needed.

Description:

• Implement automated, containerized solutions, focusing on Red Hat OpenShift, including networking, storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, high availability, and system resilience.
• Continuously learn, grow, and adapt to new skills and technologies.
• Travel weekly, Monday–Friday, to the client site in Jessup, Maryland.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline.
• Experience leading successful modern cloud platform enterprise-level projects.
• Demonstrated track record of working in a strategic advisory role to senior IT and business executives.
• Ability to lead design workshops, create clear documentation, and provide knowledge transfer for Day‑0/1/2 planning.
• Applied knowledge and experience working in agile, scrum, and DevOps teams.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills.
• IAT Level II Certification (Security+, SSCP, CCNA Security, etc.).

Required Technical Skills:

• Linux system administration, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 or later.
• Red Hat Satellite to deploy and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
• Red Hat Ansible Automation.
• Bare‑metal infrastructure: deep Linux (RHEL) and automated hardware provisioning (BIOS/UEFI, RAID, BMC/Redfish, Kickstart/Cobbler).
• Kubernetes/OpenShift: cluster architecture, lifecycle management (IPI/UPI, Kubeadm), bare‑metal deployment patterns (Metal3, Ironic), Day‑2 operations, Operators, and GitOps.
• Storage: distributed/local storage, RAID/NVMe, performance tuning, and data management/DR (Velero, OADP, Ceph/ODF).
• Automation & IaC: strong proficiency in Ansible and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Helm); scripting (Bash, Python, Go).
• Security & Compliance: Linux/Kubernetes hardening (RBAC, SCC, network policies, TLS/PKI), and compliance standards (NIST, CIS).
• Observability: logging/monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) and advanced platform/network troubleshooting (etcd, kernel, tcpdump).
• Knowledge of common AddOns or third‑party tools (Aria/vRealize Suite, SRM, backup software, performance tools).
• Deep expertise in Git.

Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and a position appropriate security clearance is required, you must have an Active TS/SCI security clearance with customer appropriate polygraph.

Salary:

COMING SOON (Annually)

Annual Compensation Figures listed for this position serve as a general guideline and are not a guarantee of compensation. Compensation will vary dependent upon factors including but not limited to: Government contract rates; education; relevant prior work experience, knowledge, skills, and competencies; certifications, and geographic location.

Benefits Package:

Unisity, LLC believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes an additional 12% of each employee's gross compensation to the company 401k plan, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds.

• A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Vision and Dental
  • Unisity, LLC provides an additional 12% of employee’s gross compensation to be used for benefits, any remaining funds are then forwarded to the employee as taxable income
• Life and AD&DD Benefits (Company Paid)
• Short and Long-Term Disability (Company Paid)

Unisity, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Unisity, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Accommodations:

Unisity, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact us at [e-mail]. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates.