Senior Linux Administrator (TS/SCI) — Hybrid Cloud

J&T Business Consulting; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life & Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401(k) with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

J&T Business Consulting in Fort Meade, MD is seeking a Linux Administrator (TS/SCI with Fullscope Polygraph) to join a high‑performing systems team supporting a hybrid cloud environment. You will provision, configure, and maintain enterprise Linux instances while driving automation across networks.

Responsibilities include designing architecture, patching, monitoring, and troubleshooting; building automation scripts with Bash, Python, Puppet, and Ansible; collaborating with engineers to resolve

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with 10+ years of Systems Administration experience.
• Alternatively, 15 years of Systems Administration experience without a degree.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II baseline certification.
• Strong Linux administration, patching, hardening, and diagnostics.
• Automation scripting with Bash, Python, Puppet, or Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, patch, monitor, and troubleshoot Linux server instances across networks and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Design, build, debug, and maintain infrastructure automation scripts and configuration management routines using Bash, Python, Puppet, and/or Ansible.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to isolate root causes and resolve complex system issues.
• Support systems architecture design and continuous operational improvements.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior administration staff.

Skills

Linux Admin

Automation & Scripting

Systems Architecture

Troubleshooting

Security Practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline

10+ years Systems Administration with degree

15 years Systems Administration without degree

Tools

Bash

Python

Puppet

Ansible

AWS CLI

Job description

J&T Business Consulting in Fort Meade, MD is seeking a Linux Administrator (TS/SCI with Fullscope Polygraph) to join a high‑performing systems team supporting a hybrid cloud environment. You will provision, configure, and maintain enterprise Linux instances while driving automation across networks.

Responsibilities include designing architecture, patching, monitoring, and troubleshooting; building automation scripts with Bash, Python, Puppet, and Ansible; collaborating with engineers to resolve