Senior Linux Engineer - Bash, Python, Spark

Erias Ventures, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 229,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Market Pay

11% Roth/Traditional 401k with vesting

Spot Bonuses for growth

Professional Development Bonuses

Job summary

Erias Ventures is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and optimize data ingress/egress for analytics workloads using Linux, Bash, Python, Java, and Spark-based processing. A current Top-Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph is required, with no sponsorship possibility.

The role emphasizes building scalable data pipelines, secure IAM/PAM practices, and strong Linux administration across multiple distributions, including containerization and IaC tooling.

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise in dataflow design and Apache Spark-based processing.
• Experience designing data ingress/egress for analytics workloads.
• Current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph clearance within 7 years is required.
• Strong Linux background (RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/Ubuntu) and admin experience.
• Experience with Delinea (Secret Server, PAM, DevOps Secrets Vault) and directory services integration (LDAP/AD/FreeIPA).
• Familiarity with IAM, PAM, cert-based authentication, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize data ingress/egress pathways for analytics workloads.
• Develop and optimize Spark-based distributed processing applications.
• Collaborate with security, IAM, and IT operations to ensure compliant, reliable systems.

Skills

Linux CLI tools

Bash scripting

Python

Java

Linux administration

Delinea product (Secret Server, PAM)

LDAP/AD/FreeIPA integration

IAM/PAM/security best practices

CI/CD secrets automation

IaC: Ansible

SaltStack

Docker/Podman

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related

5+ years SWE experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

9 years SWE experience (alternative path)

Tools

Docker

Podman

Ansible

SaltStack

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Erias Ventures is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and optimize data ingress/egress for analytics workloads using Linux, Bash, Python, Java, and Spark-based processing. A current Top-Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph is required, with no sponsorship possibility.

The role emphasizes building scalable data pipelines, secure IAM/PAM practices, and strong Linux administration across multiple distributions, including containerization and IaC tooling.