Senior Linux Engineer (RHEL) – Onsite in DC
InquisIT LLC
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Job summary
InquisIT is seeking a hands‑on Senior Linux Administrator to join in Washington DC whose role is to support the administration, maintenance, security, and performance of enterprise Linux environments for a federal government customer.
Responsibilities include provisioning, patching, upgrading, troubleshooting, and optimizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, along with supporting automation, virtualization, and web/application server technologies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 8-10 years of related technical experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience supporting physical and virtual servers, data backup/recovery, and patch management
- Experience with RedHat Linux 8.x/9.x administration and automation
- Experience with Oracle WebLogic 7.x
- Experience supporting IBM middleware stack to include WebSphere Application Server 9.x/Liberty and IBM Security Verify Access 10.x
- Experience integrating middleware components with Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
- Advanced understanding of Apache Tomcat 9.x, Apache HTTP Server, and ColdFusion
- Experience installing, configuring, and managing Open Text Documentum Document Management Server
- Scripting experience (e.g., Ansible, Python, Shell, Ruby, Perl)
- Experience managing a complex Linux enterprise environment with Red Hat Satellite
- Strong working knowledge using tools such as Zabbix, Grafana, or Nagios to monitor systems, metrics, and create actionable dashboards
- Experience deploying and maintaining virtualized environments using VMware
Responsibilities
- Provide operations, maintenance, and engineering support for production, development, and test systems
- Configure, administer, and maintain documentation for Linux operating systems
- Maintain availability and integrity of Linux infrastructure and IT systems
- Maintain connectivity and functionality of systems and applications within the enterprise
- Identify technical requirements and make recommendations for future upgrade, optimization, consolidation, and decommissioning activities
- Troubleshoot, analyze, isolate, and resolve problems reported by IT support staff and end-users
- Tests, documents, communicates, and releases changes to the enterprise
- Monitor, evaluate, and report system performance and security posture
- Designing and implementing highly available systems and services
- Implement and maintain strict security baselines on all systems (DISA STIG, CIS Benchmark, NIST800.53)
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Job description
InquisIT is seeking a hands‑on Senior Linux Administrator to join in Washington DC whose role is to support the administration, maintenance, security, and performance of enterprise Linux environments for a federal government customer.
Responsibilities include provisioning, patching, upgrading, troubleshooting, and optimizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, along with supporting automation, virtualization, and web/application server technologies.
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