Senior Linux Engineer: Cisco, NetApp, Splunk & Automation

Erias Ventures, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above Market Pay

11% Roth / 401k

Spot Bonuses

Professional Development

Medical Coverage

Vision & Dental

Disability & Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Erias Ventures in Annapolis Junction, MD seeks a Systems Engineer to administer and secure Linux-based environments supporting mission-critical systems. You will focus on Linux admin, virtualization, automation, and security across multiple environments, using Rocky Linux and RHEL, Ansible/Puppet, and VMware.

This position requires a current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph; sponsorship is not available. The team emphasizes proactive problem-solving, collaboration, and delivering innovative

Qualifications

• Fourteen (14) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope are required.
• Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline is required; five years of additional SE experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
• CWIP/C2Q Level I required within 90 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support enterprise Linux-based systems (Rocky Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux).
• Linux administration including storage management, interface configuration, hardening, security compliance, and patch management.
• Regular vulnerability scanning, security patching, and IC tool compliance.
• Use Ansible and/or Puppet to automate configuration management and deployments.
• Support VMware environments and VM deployment/lifecycle management.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot Bash scripts for automation.
• Perform root-cause analysis for complex Linux systems and infrastructure.
• Manage hardware deployment and sustainment for field sites.
• Facilitate software deployments and upgrades across environments.
• Monitor system health and performance with enterprise monitoring tools.
• Schedule maintenance windows and coordinate outages with teams and customers.
• Maintain and enhance monitoring services and dashboards.
• Assist with regression, integration, performance, security, and customer acceptance testing.
• Support defect identification and documentation of reproducible issues.
• Utilize GitLab for source control and collaboration.
• Utilize Jira to track work, defects, and project progress.
• Research emerging technologies and evaluate tools to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and engineering procedures.
• Work independently and in teams with strong customer support and communication.

Skills

Cisco networking equipment

NetApp NAS storage

Test cases / test plans / test reports

Splunk dashboards

CWIP/C2Q Level I

Education

Bachelor's degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline

Tools

VMware

Ansible

Puppet

GitLab

Jira

Shell scripting (Bash)

Job description

Erias Ventures in Annapolis Junction, MD seeks a Systems Engineer to administer and secure Linux-based environments supporting mission-critical systems. You will focus on Linux admin, virtualization, automation, and security across multiple environments, using Rocky Linux and RHEL, Ansible/Puppet, and VMware.

This position requires a current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph; sponsorship is not available. The team emphasizes proactive problem-solving, collaboration, and delivering innovative