Senior Linux Systems Engineer TS/SCI | Nutanix & Automation

D2 Consulting; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

Accrued PTO

STD/LTD/Life Insurance

Referral Bonuses

Professional development reimbursement

Job summary

D2 Tech Services in St. Louis, MO, and Springfield, VA, is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer with active TS/SCI clearance to support a critical intelligence customer. You will design, implement, and maintain enterprise Linux infrastructure across on-prem and virtualized environments.

Responsibilities include administering Nutanix AHV/Prism, automating with Ansible, and ensuring security, observability, and reliability in a SAFe/ Scrum framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience.
• 5+ years Linux systems engineering in enterprise environments.
• Proficiency with Linux administration, networking, storage and OS internals.
• Strong automation experience with Ansible.
• Experience with RHEL ecosystem tools and Nutanix virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise Linux infrastructure in on-prem and virtualized environments.
• Administer Nutanix HCI (AHV, Prism Central/Element) to support Linux workloads.
• Provision and manage VMs, storage, networking, and cluster resources.
• Develop automation using Ansible and scripting (Bash/Python).
• Apply Infrastructure-as-Code practices for configuration and deployment.
• Monitor and optimize Linux systems, Nutanix infrastructure, and performance.
• Support dashboards/observability with Grafana and Zabbix.
• Ensure security best practices and manage authentication (SSO/OAuth).
• Collaborate with SAFe/ Scrum teams and document architectures.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Linux system administration

Ansible

Bash

Python

RHEL/Satellite/Capsule

Nutanix

Virtualization

OAuth/SSO

Grafana

Zabbix

Security best practices

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related

Tools

Nutanix

Nutanix AHV/ Prism Central/ Prism Element

Red Hat Satellite

Red Hat Capsule

Grafana

Zabbix

Ansible

Job description

D2 Tech Services in St. Louis, MO, and Springfield, VA, is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer with active TS/SCI clearance to support a critical intelligence customer. You will design, implement, and maintain enterprise Linux infrastructure across on-prem and virtualized environments.

Responsibilities include administering Nutanix AHV/Prism, automating with Ansible, and ensuring security, observability, and reliability in a SAFe/ Scrum framework.