Senior Linux Admin — Automation & Orchestration

Trinzic; Nellis Air Force Base Census-Designated Place (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible work schedule

Paid time off

Professional training

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with a strong focus on automation to join the National Security Solutions team. You will design, deploy, and maintain Linux-centric servers, automate configuration and patching, and ensure compliance with DISA STIGs and RMF across distributed test networks.

The role involves virtualization, container orchestration, and cross-platform support in a DoD environment, with opportunities to contribute to multi-domain training capabilities and secure

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• 10+ years as Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer.
• Technical Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).
• Deep knowledge of Linux (RHEL 7/8/9) and related services.
• Hands-on Ansible playbooks, inventory, and automation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, optimize, and maintain enterprise Linux distributions.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and roles for baseline provisioning and hardening.
• Support containerization with Docker/Podman and Kubernetes.
• Automate STIG/RMF compliance and vulnerability remediation (ACAS/Nessus).
• Manage software repositories and image baselines (Satellite/Foreman).
• Administer VMware virtualization and Windows services in a heterogeneous environment.
• Maintain RMF continuous monitoring and centralized logging.
• Document SOPs and network diagrams for knowledge transfer.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Linux admin

Ansible automation

VMware vSphere

RMF/STIG compliance

Bash scripting

DoD security

Education

Technical Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Red Hat Satellite

Foreman

ACAS/Nessus

Trellix HBSS

VMware vSphere

Job description

KBR is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with a strong focus on automation to join the National Security Solutions team. You will design, deploy, and maintain Linux-centric servers, automate configuration and patching, and ensure compliance with DISA STIGs and RMF across distributed test networks.

The role involves virtualization, container orchestration, and cross-platform support in a DoD environment, with opportunities to contribute to multi-domain training capabilities and secure