Senior Linux Systems Engineer - Automation & Kubernetes

Belay Technologies; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

401(k) match

Training stipend

Student loan repayment

HSA

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Life insurance

Amazon Prime

Gym reimbursement

Team lunches

Referral bonus

Job summary

Belay Technologies is seeking a cleared System Engineer to administer, maintain, and optimize Linux-based systems and infrastructure. The role involves hands-on work with Linux, Python, PowerShell, Dell hardware, and automation across the stack.

Experience with Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and Ansible is a bonus. You’ll support CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and document configurations and procedures. TS/SCI with polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience administering Linux systems.
• Experience with system automation and infrastructure-as-code concepts.
• Experience troubleshooting across OS, applications, networking, and infrastructure layers.
• Kubernetes and containerized workloads experience is a bonus.
• Experience with Dell hardware and data-center infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based systems and environments.
• Develop scripts to automate system administration tasks (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Deploy, configure, manage, and troubleshoot Kubernetes environments and containerized workloads.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot issues across operating systems, applications, containers, networking, and hardware.
• Monitor performance, availability, capacity, and security; take corrective action.

Skills

Linux admin

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Kubernetes

Ansible

Automation

Dell hardware

CI/CD

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

Belay Technologies is seeking a cleared System Engineer to administer, maintain, and optimize Linux-based systems and infrastructure. The role involves hands-on work with Linux, Python, PowerShell, Dell hardware, and automation across the stack.

Experience with Kubernetes, containerized workloads, and Ansible is a bonus. You’ll support CI/CD pipelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and document configurations and procedures. TS/SCI with polygraph is required.