Senior Linux SysAdmin: Automation & Orchestration

Trinzic; Nellis Air Force Base Census-Designated Place (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with an automation focus to join our National Security Solutions team. You will design, deploy, and maintain Linux-centric server architectures across distributed test networks, using Ansible for configuration management and ensuring DISA STIGs and RMF compliance.

The role requires 10+ years in systems administration, a TS clearance, and experience with virtualization (VMware), containers, and DoD networks.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• 10+ years as Systems Administrator/Engineer.
• Technical bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Expertise in RHEL 7/8/9, LVM, systemd, firewalld, SELinux, Bash.
• Hands-on Ansible playbooks and automation.
• Experience with VMware vSphere/vCenter.
• Willing to travel up to 20% and lift 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Linux engineering: install, configure, maintain enterprise Linux.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and automation.
• Support containers: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes.
• Automate DISA STIGs and RMF compliance.
• Manage Red Hat Satellite/Capsule and image baselines.
• Administer virtualization and storage in a heterogeneous environment.
• Create SOPs and diagrams for operations.

Skills

Active TS clearance

Linux admin

Ansible automation

VMware virtualization

DoD RMF compliance

Education

Technical Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ansible

VMware vSphere/vCenter

Red Hat Satellite / Capsule

Foreman

Job description

KBR is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with an automation focus to join our National Security Solutions team. You will design, deploy, and maintain Linux-centric server architectures across distributed test networks, using Ansible for configuration management and ensuring DISA STIGs and RMF compliance.

The role requires 10+ years in systems administration, a TS clearance, and experience with virtualization (VMware), containers, and DoD networks.