Senior Linux & Splunk Admin | Ansible Automation Lead

Nightwing Technologies, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing Technologies, LLC seeks a TEN Lab Manager to lead Linux system administration across multiple environments, implementing Ansible-based automation and Splunk monitoring. The role requires DoD Secret clearance eligibility and 5+ years in Linux admin with 3+ years Splunk and Ansible experience.

The candidate will manage lab infrastructure, security controls, and large-scale deployments, contributing to SOP development and cross-location collaboration.

Qualifications

• Requires U.S. citizenship and DoD clearance eligibility.
• Active DoD Secret clearance; TS/SCI preferred.
• 5+ years of direct Linux System Administration experience.
• 3+ years Splunk Enterprise administration and log ingestion.
• 3+ years Ansible automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead Linux Systems Administrator for RHEL across dev, lab, and prod.
• Manage large-scale config/deploy across Windows/Linux/Mac and virtual environments.
• Maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and workflows for automation.
• Configure and maintain Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
• Administer Splunk Enterprise/Splunk Cloud for monitoring and security analytics.
• Implement security controls including STIGs and access management.
• Develop Splunk dashboards/alerts for system health and security.
• Troubleshoot storage and replication issues across enterprise networks.
• Contribute to lab SOPs and policies; advise on procedures.

Skills

Linux system administration

Splunk administration

Ansible automation

Security clearance eligibility

Collaboration across locations

Education

BS in Computer Science / CE / IS / related field

HS Diploma with 7+ years lab management or sys admin

Tools

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Splunk Enterprise

Ansible Automation Platform

Job description

Nightwing Technologies, LLC seeks a TEN Lab Manager to lead Linux system administration across multiple environments, implementing Ansible-based automation and Splunk monitoring. The role requires DoD Secret clearance eligibility and 5+ years in Linux admin with 3+ years Splunk and Ansible experience.

The candidate will manage lab infrastructure, security controls, and large-scale deployments, contributing to SOP development and cross-location collaboration.