Senior Linux Engineer — RHEL, Automation & Hybrid Cloud

Piper Companies; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Linux Engineer to support a large-scale DoD enterprise environment. The role focuses on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) infrastructure, automation initiatives, and enterprise platform reliability across global NOCs.

Location options include Norfolk, VA, Whidbey Island, WA, or Pearl Harbor, HI. The engineer will design and implement automation using Ansible, AAP, and scripting, ensure DISA STIG compliance, and support hybrid cloud with Azure/VMware.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• 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 one of the 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 configuration management.
• Develop infrastructure automation using Ansible, AAP, scripting, and related technologies.
• Perform system monitoring, performance tuning, incident response, and root cause analysis.
• Implement and maintain DISA STIG compliance, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
• Support hybrid cloud and virtualized environments using Azure and VMware.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and cybersecurity teams using Agile methodologies.
• Support Red Hat Satellite for provisioning, software lifecycle management, and patch management.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and solutions.

Skills

Linux scripting

Bash

Python

SRE practices

Troubleshooting

Education

RHCSA

RHCE

CompTIA Security+

Tools

Ansible

AAP

Red Hat Satellite

VMware

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Linux Engineer to support a large-scale DoD enterprise environment. The role focuses on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) infrastructure, automation initiatives, and enterprise platform reliability across global NOCs.

Location options include Norfolk, VA, Whidbey Island, WA, or Pearl Harbor, HI. The engineer will design and implement automation using Ansible, AAP, and scripting, ensure DISA STIG compliance, and support hybrid cloud with Azure/VMware.