Senior Linux Systems Engineer (TS/Polygraph)

GIGATEC Engineering; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Paid Healthcare

10% 401k in every paycheck

Fully Vested 401k

Job summary

GIGATEC Engineering seeks a Linux System Administrator to support a large-scale Linux environment in the United States. The role requires active Top Secret clearance and favorable polygraph completion, with no visa sponsorship provided.

You’ll handle installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution across compute, network, memory, and storage subsystems, while maintaining security posture and enhancing OS reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Fifteen years’ experience in systems administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Security+ certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for a large-scale Linux system including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software.
• Maintain system security posture and monitor for incidents.
• Perform operations, monitoring, and problem resolution across compute, network, memory, and storage components.
• Implement OS enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Skills

Linux CLI

Troubleshooting

Security compliance

Team collaboration

Education

Fifteen years of experience

Bachelor's degree or 5 years experience

Security+ Certification

Tools

Red Hat Satellite

Splunk

VMware ESXi

SaltStack

Ansible

HPE OneView

Nagios

Docker

Kubernetes

Weka

CEPH

GPFS

HDFS

Job description

GIGATEC Engineering seeks a Linux System Administrator to support a large-scale Linux environment in the United States. The role requires active Top Secret clearance and favorable polygraph completion, with no visa sponsorship provided.

You’ll handle installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution across compute, network, memory, and storage subsystems, while maintaining security posture and enhancing OS reliability and performance.