Senior Red Hat & Cloud Systems Admin - Part-Time (Onsite)

Saalex; Ridgecrest (CA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

20–25 hours/week

Alternate Fridays Off (9/80)

DoD credential sponsorship

Professional development credits

Job summary

Saalex is seeking a Journeyman Systems Administrator in Ridgecrest, CA for a part-time, onsite role supporting DoD mission-critical Linux and cloud environments. The position offers 20-25 hours per week with a flexible schedule and 9/80 Fridays alternate; strong RHCSA/RHCE and AWS/DevSecOps experience preferred.

Responsibilities include deploying and hardening Linux, AWS cloud integration, IaC automation with Ansible and Terraform, and security compliance with STIGs and RMF.

Qualifications

• Active RHCSA or RHCE certification.
• Active DoD 8570/8140 IAT II certification.
• Practical experience with core AWS services and scripting/automation.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs and RMF controls.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage multi-distribution Linux environments (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu).
• Support and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM).
• Automate provisioning with Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Apply DISA STIGs and remediate vulnerabilities per RMF controls.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/Jenkins/AWS CodePipeline).
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot networking, and ensure security posture.
• Manage identities, access control, and compliance in DoD environment.

Skills

Cloud & DevOps mindset

Scripting (Bash/Python)

CI/CD awareness

Education

RHCSA Certification

RHCE Certification

DoD 8570/8140 IAT II

Bachelor's in technical field

Tools

AWS

Ansible

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Saalex is seeking a Journeyman Systems Administrator in Ridgecrest, CA for a part-time, onsite role supporting DoD mission-critical Linux and cloud environments. The position offers 20-25 hours per week with a flexible schedule and 9/80 Fridays alternate; strong RHCSA/RHCE and AWS/DevSecOps experience preferred.

Responsibilities include deploying and hardening Linux, AWS cloud integration, IaC automation with Ansible and Terraform, and security compliance with STIGs and RMF.