Senior Linux Engineer - DoD Infra, Ansible & Hybrid Cloud

Zachary Piper Solutions; Norfolk, Northern (VA, KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k Plan

Holidays

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a seasoned Linux Engineer to support a large-scale DOD enterprise. You will specialize in RHEL 8, automation, and security across dispersed NOCs. Hybrid cloud experience with Azure/VMware is essential.

This role requires active clearance and hands-on administration of enterprise Linux, with a focus on automation and platform reliability in a mission-critical setting.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance
• Active CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent)
• Extensive experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8) in enterprise environments
• Strong experience with Linux automation and scripting
• Ability to work onsite at designated Network Operations Centers: Norfolk, VA (preferred), San Diego, CA, Pearl Harbor, HI

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise RHEL environments.
• Design, implement, and maintain automation solutions to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Support large-scale Linux server deployments, lifecycle management, patching, and config management.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Ansible, AAP, scripting.
• Perform system monitoring, performance tuning, incident response, and root cause analysis.
• Implement and maintain DISA STIG compliance, security hardening, and remediation.
• Support hybrid cloud and virtualized infra using Azure and VMware.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and cybersecurity teams using Agile.
• Support Red Hat Satellite for provisioning, lifecycle management, and patching.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and solutions.

Skills

Enterprise Linux Administration

Site Reliability Engineering

Infrastructure Automation

Configuration Management

System Hardening & Compliance

Performance Optimization

Incident Response & RCA

Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

Cross-functional Collaboration

Technical Documentation

Tools

Ansible

Red Hat Automation Platform (AAP)

Red Hat Satellite

VMware

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a seasoned Linux Engineer to support a large-scale DOD enterprise. You will specialize in RHEL 8, automation, and security across dispersed NOCs. Hybrid cloud experience with Azure/VMware is essential.

This role requires active clearance and hands-on administration of enterprise Linux, with a focus on automation and platform reliability in a mission-critical setting.