Senior Linux/UNIX Systems Engineer | Automation & Cloud

Globenet Consulting Corp; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Job summary

The AES Group seeks a Senior Linux/UNIX System Administrator to manage and secure our Linux/UNIX environments in Brevard County, FL. You will lead performance optimization, disaster recovery planning, and automation, mentoring junior staff and supporting modernization initiatives.

Candidates should have five+ years of Linux/UNIX experience, Top Secret clearance, and relevant certifications. This on-site role offers challenging deployments, scalable architectures, and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Five or more years of Linux/UNIX system administration experience.
• Active Top Secret security clearance and Security+ certification.
• IAT Level II certification or compliance.
• Oracle Solaris CA and/or Red Hat CSA certification.
• Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x, Solaris, and other Linux variants.
• Experience with migrations, virtualization, backup, recovery, and performance troubleshooting.
• Strong shell scripting and system automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer Red Hat Linux, Solaris, and other Linux/UNIX operating systems.
• Monitor system performance, capacity, storage utilization, and availability.
• Perform proactive space management and implement scalability and high-availability solutions.
• Support physical-to-virtual migrations, cloud integrations, and platform upgrades.
• Develop and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Troubleshoot complex system and application issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Create and document shell scripts and automation tools for administrative tasks.
• Maintain system security configurations and apply required updates and patches.
• Assist with infrastructure replacement plans and hardware refresh cycles.
• Provide technical guidance and training to junior administrators.
• Maintain system documentation, procedures, configurations, and operational records.

Skills

Linux/UNIX administration

Shell scripting

Automation

System performance tuning

Security clearance

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x

Solaris

Job description

The AES Group seeks a Senior Linux/UNIX System Administrator to manage and secure our Linux/UNIX environments in Brevard County, FL. You will lead performance optimization, disaster recovery planning, and automation, mentoring junior staff and supporting modernization initiatives.

Candidates should have five+ years of Linux/UNIX experience, Top Secret clearance, and relevant certifications. This on-site role offers challenging deployments, scalable architectures, and opportunities for