Senior Linux Systems Engineer - 100% Remote

Nationwide IT Services, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

PTO

Job summary

Nationwide IT Services is seeking a hands-on Senior Linux Systems Engineer to support mission-critical systems for USGS. You will administer Linux-based production environments, investigate complex issues, and drive root-cause analysis across multiple domains.

The role emphasizes strong Linux fundamentals, automation, monitoring, and collaboration with software developers, network engineers, and security personnel. 100% remote within the United States, with flexible start times between 8:00 a.m.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Linux administration and operations across production, development, and test.
• Ability to investigate complex problems across multiple layers and root-cause analysis.
• Comfort with cross-functional collaboration among engineering, networking, security, and DB teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based production and supporting infrastructure.
• Perform patching, configuration, and service management.
• Support security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and access controls.
• Develop scripts to automate routines and monitoring checks.
• Read and interpret application logs and code to aid troubleshooting.

Skills

Linux administration

Troubleshooting

System engineering

Root cause analysis

Education

5+ years Linux experience

Tools

Ansible

Nagios/Prometheus

PostgreSQL

Job description

Nationwide IT Services is seeking a hands-on Senior Linux Systems Engineer to support mission-critical systems for USGS. You will administer Linux-based production environments, investigate complex issues, and drive root-cause analysis across multiple domains.

The role emphasizes strong Linux fundamentals, automation, monitoring, and collaboration with software developers, network engineers, and security personnel. 100% remote within the United States, with flexible start times between 8:00 a.m.