Senior Linux Systems Engineer | DevOps, TS/SCI

Belay Technologies, Inc.; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 168,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 weeks paid leave

401(k) 10% match

$5,000 training/tuition

Student Loan Repayment Program

100% company-funded HSA

Rich medical coverage

Dental coverage

Life insurance

Prime, gym reimbursement, lunches

Pet adoption program

Referral bonus program

Company events

Job summary

Belay Technologies is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator / DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience to support secure, mission-critical environments in Columbia, Maryland. You will administer enterprise Linux, manage Kubernetes clusters, and implement IaC-driven automation with Ansible, Terraform, Git, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD.

The role emphasizes security hardening, troubleshooting, and high-availability operations, requiring TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and strong scripting skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in systems administration, DevOps or related fields.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Extensive Linux administration in enterprise environments.
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters.
• Proficient with Docker and OCI-compatible images.
• Automation using Bash/Python and IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform).
• Git-based version control and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab).
• Strong networking, monitoring, and security hardening knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Implement security hardening and remediation across systems.
• Manage container orchestration, HA and cluster operations.
• Automate provisioning/configuration with IaC tools and pipelines.
• Maintain performance, monitoring, and root-cause analysis workflows.

Skills

10+ years experience

TS/SCI clearance

Linux administration

Kubernetes

Docker

Ansible

Terraform

Git

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Networking fundamentals

Monitoring & logging

Linux security

Independent work

RHCE/OpenShift

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Rancher

Git

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

Belay Technologies is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator / DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience to support secure, mission-critical environments in Columbia, Maryland. You will administer enterprise Linux, manage Kubernetes clusters, and implement IaC-driven automation with Ansible, Terraform, Git, Jenkins, and GitLab CI/CD.

The role emphasizes security hardening, troubleshooting, and high-availability operations, requiring TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and strong scripting skills.