Senior Operations Platform Engineer – Mission Systems

arcadia-talent-advisory; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

arcadia-talent-advisory is seeking a professional for a Federal Project in Virginia, Minnesota. The role involves ensuring day-to-day stability and availability of mission-critical systems in a secure SCIF environment, focusing on Operations & Maintenance.

Candidates should have strong Linux system administration skills, along with hands-on VMware experience. Responsibilities include hardware troubleshooting, managing system baselines, and ensuring compliance with security protocols.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Linux system administration, specifically RHEL and/or Oracle Linux.
• Hands-on experience supporting VMware infrastructure, including vCenter and ESXi.
• Proven ability to perform hardware troubleshooting across compute, network, and storage platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide Echelon 1 Operations & Maintenance support for secure mission platforms.
• Administer and maintain Linux systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux.
• Support and operate VMware virtualization environments, including vCenter and ESXi hosts.

Skills

Linux system administration

VMware infrastructure support

LDAP administration

hardware troubleshooting

baseline configuration management

Tools

Bash

Dell hardware platforms

Cisco hardware platforms

Nagios

Job description

Federal Project - Applicant must be a United States Citizen with Active Secret

Description

This role is responsible for the day‑to‑day stability, availability, and sustainment of mission‑critical systems operating within a secure SCIF environment. The position focuses on hands‑on Operations & Maintenance (O&M), ensuring infrastructure reliability, rapid issue resolution, and compliance with operational baselines.

Responsibilities

• Provide Echelon 1 Operations & Maintenance support for secure mission platforms
• Administer and maintain Linux systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux
• Support and operate VMware virtualization environments, including vCenter and ESXi hosts
• Perform hardware‑level troubleshooting across servers, networking components, and storage systems
• Manage system baselines, execute patching cycles, and support defect identification and tracking
• Administer directory services, including LDAP, within secure enterprise environments
• Monitor system health and availability using enterprise monitoring tools
• Support storage and network services such as SAN/NAS, NFS, and DNS
• Collaborate with engineering and security teams to ensure system stability and compliance within the SCIF

Requirements

• Strong experience in Linux system administration, specifically RHEL and/or Oracle Linux
• Hands‑on experience supporting VMware infrastructure, including vCenter and ESXi
• Experience administering LDAP or comparable directory services
• Proven ability to perform hardware troubleshooting across compute, network, and storage platforms
• Experience with baseline configuration management, patching, and defect tracking in operational environments

Preferred / Additional Experience

• Scripting experience using Bash
• Familiarity with Dell and Cisco hardware platforms
• Experience supporting SAN/NAS storage, NFS, and DNS services
• Exposure to system monitoring tools such as Nagios
• Working knowledge of Windows‑based systems

Security & Clearance

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly, required on day one