Senior Linux Systems Admin - Automation & Orchestration

Trinzic; Florida; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible work schedule

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with an emphasis on automation to join the National Security Solutions team. You will design, deploy, and maintain Linux-centric server architectures and automate configuration management for DoD test networks.

The role requires extensive experience with RHEL, Ansible, and virtualization, plus the ability to travel up to 20% in support of TRMC and JMETC environments. Strong security credentials and DoD compliance experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required with DoD experience.
• Minimum 10 years in a Systems Administrator or Systems Engineering role.
• Bachelor level technical degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, optimize and maintain enterprise Linux systems (RHEL/ Rocky/ CentOS).
• Develop and maintain reusable Ansible playbooks, roles, and collections.
• Support Docker, Podman, Kubernetes containerization and orchestration.
• Automate DISA STIGs implementation and RMF compliance checks across Linux stacks.
• Manage software repositories, updates, and image baselines (Red Hat Satellite/Foreman).
• Administer virtualization and storage networks (VMware, storage, networking, Windows services).
• Document SOPs, Ansible guides, and network diagrams for team knowledge transfer.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

10+ years experience

Linux administration

Automation

Scripting (Bash)

Security compliance

Documentation

Education

Technical Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ansible

VMware vSphere/vCenter

Red Hat Satellite/Foreman

ACAS/Nessus

Trellix HBSS

Job description

KBR is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with an emphasis on automation to join the National Security Solutions team. You will design, deploy, and maintain Linux-centric server architectures and automate configuration management for DoD test networks.

The role requires extensive experience with RHEL, Ansible, and virtualization, plus the ability to travel up to 20% in support of TRMC and JMETC environments. Strong security credentials and DoD compliance experience are essential.