Senior Linux Network & Systems Engineer

The University of Texas at Austin; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid basic medical

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Network and Systems Specialist at the Pickle Research Campus. The Sr Software Engineer will administer, monitor, and secure the tactical development network, configure Linux workstations and servers, and support infrastructure decisions.

Responsibilities include maintaining servers, ensuring security, documenting configurations, and collaborating with teams. Candidates should have 3+ years in software development and 2+ years in systems

Qualifications

• HS/GED with production experience and at least two programming languages.
• Three years of experience with software development in complex systems.
• Two years of software development with at least one year of systems administrative experience.
• Experience administering, configuring, and troubleshooting Linux-based systems (kernels, drivers, user-space).
• Ability to monitor, diagnose, and resolve server-level and gateway-level issues.
• Follows configuration, security, and documentation standards.
• Willing to work with new technologies; highly organized and capable of managing multiple tasks.
• US Citizenship; eligible for security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain servers and network gateways supporting the tactical development network; diagnose server and gateway issues.
• Make recommendations on network architecture and resource allocation for the tactical development environment.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain Linux OS on workstations and servers (kernel, drivers, apps).
• Implement and maintain network security practices (firewall/iptables, STIG compliance, access control).
• Create and maintain documentation for network configurations, system builds, and procedures.
• Other related functions as assigned.

Skills

Programming languages

Software development

Systems administration

Linux administration

Network troubleshooting

Security practices

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

VMware virtualization

Bash scripting

PowerShell

YAML

Python

Ansible

Puppet

Git

SQL

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Network and Systems Specialist at the Pickle Research Campus. The Sr Software Engineer will administer, monitor, and secure the tactical development network, configure Linux workstations and servers, and support infrastructure decisions.

Responsibilities include maintaining servers, ensuring security, documenting configurations, and collaborating with teams. Candidates should have 3+ years in software development and 2+ years in systems