Senior Linux Administrator: RHEL, STIGs, Ansible

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Falls Church (VA); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

401(k) matching

Flexible work weeks

Paid time off and holidays

Dental plan options

Life and disability coverage

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Linux Administrator in Falls Church, VA to support the Infrastructure Management Monitoring Team.

The role focuses on maintaining Linux OS, patching, backups, monitoring, and security compliance in a mission-driven environment with senior leadership interaction. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid setting, demonstrate strong problem-solving, automation skills (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), and document procedures, performance metrics,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience administering RHEL 7/8 servers.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, or related field preferred.
• Experience with NFS/CIFS/SMB permissions and enterprise networks.

Responsibilities

• Administer Linux systems, install software, patching, and monitoring.
• Analyze and resolve OS, server, hardware and application issues.
• Perform backups, restore and verify system integrity.
• Configure automation with Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.
• Write shell scripts for automation and monitoring tasks.
• Maintain STIG compliance and security documentation.

Skills

Linux admin

Automation

Ansible

Puppet

Shell scripting

Security/STIG

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, or related

Tools

STIG Manager

RHEL 7/8

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a Linux Administrator in Falls Church, VA to support the Infrastructure Management Monitoring Team.

The role focuses on maintaining Linux OS, patching, backups, monitoring, and security compliance in a mission-driven environment with senior leadership interaction. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid setting, demonstrate strong problem-solving, automation skills (Ansible, Puppet, Chef), and document procedures, performance metrics,