Senior Linux Infrastructure & Security Automation Engineer

Power3 Solutions; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Company Match

Profit Sharing & Performance Bonuses

Leave Buy-Back Program

Community Engagement Opportunities

Job summary

Power3 Solutions is seeking a Senior Linux Infrastructure & Security Automation Engineer to join our team at Fort Meade, MD. The role focuses on automating STE/STN environments, enhancing security, and driving container hardening efforts.

You will sustain automation, implement frontend hardening, and lead RBAC/CMS product initiatives while supporting security processes across programs.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency with Linux and Linux-native tooling.
• Infrastructure automation experience with Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Terraform.
• Ability to learn and adhere to project-specific Ansible coding standards.
• Familiarity with SDLC practices using Git/GitLab for version control.
• Strong security expertise at both the design and implementation level.

Responsibilities

• Sustain and enhance STE/STN automation and monitoring capabilities.
• Implement frontend hardening across systems.
• Build and maintain utility frontdoor and courier containers.
• Drive container security initiatives.
• Support LatteArt IAVM, PO&AM, and related security processes.
• Lead RBAC and CMS product creation/sustainment, mapping roles to permission sets.
• Conduct general solution security oversight, including background hardening.
• Perform security reviews and audits for internal and partner team products.

Skills

Linux

Ansible

SaltStack

Puppet

Chef

Terraform

Git/GitLab

RBAC CMS

Security design

Container security

Tools

Git

GitLab

Terraform

Puppet

Job description

Senior Linux Infrastructure & Security Automation Engineer

• Fort Meade, Maryland

Senior Linux Infrastructure & Security Automation Engineer
Ft. Meade, MD · Government/Military
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Full-Time | Fully Funded | $150K - $200K

Make an Impact. Secure the Nation’s Most Critical Systems.

Power3 Solutions is supporting a cybersecurity and physical security firm committed to protecting the infrastructure that underpins national security. We are seeking aSenior Linux Infrastructure & Security Automation Engineer to join the team and support the sustainment, security, and evolution of mission-critical systems. This role focuses onautomating and monitoring STE/STN environments, enhancing system security, developing RBAC/CMS capabilities, and driving front-end and container infrastructure hardening efforts.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will:

Sustain and enhance STE/STN automation and monitoring capabilities.

Implement frontend hardening across systems.

Build and maintain utility frontdoor and courier containers.

Drive container security initiatives.

Support LatteArt IAVM, PO&AM, and related security processes.

Lead RBAC and CMS product creation/sustainment, including mapping roles to permission sets.

Conduct general solution security oversight, including background hardening.

Perform security reviews and audits for internal and partner team products.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications:

Strong proficiency with Linux and Linux-native tooling.

Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation technologies, including: Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Terraform, etc.

Ability and willingness to learn and adhere to project-specific Ansible coding standards.

Familiarity with full SDLC practices using Git/GitLab for version control.

Strong security expertise at both the design and implementation level.

Benefits include:

• 401(k) with Company Match
• Profit Sharing & Performance Bonuses
• Leave Buy-Back Program
• Community Engagement Opportunities

Power3 Solutions does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, protected veteran status, or other non-merit factor.