Senior Linux Network Engineer

Itero Group; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental

401(k) match

Paid time off

Disability & Life Insurance

Job summary

Itero Group is seeking a Senior Linux & Network Engineer to own and resolve production incidents across enterprise Linux systems and IP networks. You will troubleshoot highly available infrastructure, coordinate with customers and providers, and drive root-cause analysis with automation to prevent recurrence.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of hands-on experience in production Linux environments, strong networking skills (OSPF/BGP, VLANs, firewalls), and practical knowledge of Pacemaker/Corosync

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Linux and IP network support in production.
• Experience with highly available clustering (Pacemaker/Corosync, Galera).
• Ability to troubleshoot across OS, network, database, and applications.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary technical contact during production incidents, owning the investigation through restoration.
• Troubleshoot Linux systems, IP networks, firewalls, clusters, virtualization, and connectivity across the service environment.
• Diagnose problems using command-line tools, logs, monitoring data, routing information, and packet captures (tcpdump/Wireshark).
• Troubleshoot routing, switching, firewall, VPN, TCP/UDP, latency, and performance issues impacting services.
• Coordinate internal teams, customers, providers, and third parties while owning the incident.
• Design, deploy, patch, harden, monitor, and improve Linux, network, clustering, and cloud infrastructure.
• Develop Bash/Python automation to improve operations and troubleshooting.

Skills

Linux troubleshooting

Networking

High Availability

Bash/Python

Incident response

Tools

Pacemaker/Corosync

Galera Cluster

tcpdump

Wireshark

Juniper/Cisco

Job description

Role Overview:

Itero Group is seeking a Senior Linux & Network Engineer with strong hands‑on troubleshooting skills across enterprise Linux systems, IP networks, and highly available production infrastructure.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Act as a first technical point of response and primary customer technical contact during production incidents, owning the investigation from initial detection through service restoration and follow‑up.
• Perform hands‑on troubleshooting across the complete service environment, including Linux systems, IP networks, firewalls, Pacemaker/Corosync clusters, Galera database clusters, virtualization, applications, and customer connectivity.
• Diagnose complex Linux and network problems using command‑line tools, logs, monitoring data, routing information, and packet captures using tools such as tcpdump and Wireshark.
• Troubleshoot routing, switching, firewall, VPN, TCP/UDP, performance, and connectivity problems, including packet loss, latency, asymmetric routing, and other service‑impacting network conditions.
• Troubleshoot highly available Linux and database environments, including Pacemaker/Corosync and Galera, with issues involving quorum, failover, cluster communication, replication, synchronization, and recovery.
• Coordinate internal engineering teams, customers, network/data‑center providers, and other third parties when additional assistance is required while maintaining technical ownership of the incident.
• Design, deploy, maintain, patch, harden, monitor, and improve Etherstack's Linux, network, clustering, and cloud infrastructure.
• Perform root‑cause analysis, execute controlled production changes, maintain technical documentation, and develop Bash/Python automation to improve operations and troubleshooting.

Required Experience and Skills

This position requires an experienced engineer who can contribute independently in a production environment from the beginning of employment. Candidates must already possess strong hands‑on Linux, networking, and troubleshooting experience. Candidates will be introduced to Etherstack‑specific applications, architecture, and operational procedures; however, this role is not intended to provide foundational training in Linux systems administration, networking, high availability, or production incident response.

• Linux: Strong hands‑on experience administering and troubleshooting production Linux environments, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Candidates should be comfortable diagnosing services, processes, CPU/memory, storage and filesystems, networking, security, performance, and application‑connectivity issues from the command line.
• Networking: Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, and switching, with hands‑on experience troubleshooting VLANs, routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP, firewalls, NAT, VPNs, TCP/UDP connectivity, packet loss, latency, and routing problems. Experience with Juniper and/or Cisco infrastructure is preferred.
• High Availability: Hands‑on experience supporting and troubleshooting highly available or clustered production systems, including concepts such as quorum, failover, node communication, fencing, replication, synchronization, and recovery. Experience with Pacemaker/Corosync and Galera Cluster is strongly preferred.
• Troubleshooting: Demonstrated ability to investigate complex problems across multiple technology layers using Linux diagnostic tools, logs, monitoring systems, routing information, and packet captures with tcpdump and/or Wireshark. Candidates should be able to methodically isolate whether a problem originates in the operating system, network, database, cluster, application, or an external dependency.
• Production Operations: Experience supporting highly available, business‑critical or mission‑critical production environments, including incident response, change management, root‑cause analysis, and direct technical communication with customers during service‑impacting incidents.
• Automation: Working knowledge of Bash and/or Python for Linux administration, troubleshooting, and operational automation.

Candidates typically have 5+ years of hands‑on experience supporting production Linux systems and IP networks, including responsibility for troubleshooting service‑impacting incidents.

If you are looking for a role where you will lead with integrity, create and innovate, inspire excellence, be a respected member of the team, drive results, and have fun, we look forward to connecting with you!

Benefits at Itero Group

At Itero Group, we’re proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well‑being, and work‑life balance:

• Health & Wellness: Medical (BC-BS), dental, and vision plans to suit your needs.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO, paid holidays, and increasing PTO based on years of service.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with company match and auto‑enrollment.
• Company‑Paid Coverage: Short‑term and long‑term disability, life insurance, and AD&D insurance.
• Additional Options: Voluntary benefits including pet insurance and student loan assistance up to $1,000 annually.
• Perks: FSAs, HSAs, wellness programs, and more to enhance your work‑life balance.

Join us and enjoy a benefits package designed with you in mind!

Itero Group is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, physical or mental disability, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, veteran status or political affiliation.

As set forth in Itero Group’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.