Senior Red Hat Consultant with Security Clearance

Cornerstone Defense; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

401(k)

HSA options

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Training

Referral Program

Travel Assistance

Lifelock Benefit

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense in Fort Meade, MD seeks a Senior Red Hat Consultant to lead enterprise Linux architecture and design. You will provide advanced technical direction and deliver multi-vendor solutions, influencing customer strategy at senior IT levels.

Applicants should have 12+ years of experience and a Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent, with an active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph clearance. The role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits within a mission-focused

Qualifications

• Demonstrates ability to develop solutions across multiple customer sites.
• Ability to define interoperability issues between vendor products.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed technical design for enterprise solutions.
• Offer advanced technical consulting and guidance to proposals and solution designs.
• Set strategic direction for customers based on Cornerstone Defense solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Enterprise architecture

Interoperability

Public speaking

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Master of Arts/Science in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Title: Senior Red Hat Consultant

Location: Ft. Meade, MD

Clearance:

Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply

Compensation Range:

$180k - $200k

Company Overview:

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Responsibilities:

Usually responsible for providing a detailed technical design for enterprise solutions. Is usually the Principal Consultant who analyzes and develops enterprise technology solutions. Provides the technical direction required to resolve complex issues to ensure the on-time delivery of solutions that meet customer expectations. May need to develop new methods to apply to situations. Provides advanced technical consulting and advice to proposal efforts, solution design. Provides consulting advice to customer senior IT leadership and sets strategic direction for customers based on the companys solutions and products. Works with peers outside immediate organization to define and characterize complex technology or process problems and/or develops new solutions, yet works independently to drive technical problems to a solution.

Education and Experience Required:

12+ years of professional experience and a Master of Arts/Science or equivalent degree in computer science or related area of study; without a Masters degree, three additional years of relevant professional experience (15+ years in total).

Knowledge and Skills:

Demonstrates ability to develop solutions that can be used at multiple customer sites to enhance the availability, performance, maintainability and agility of their enterprise. Develops reusable solutions and workarounds that are innovative and demonstrate a deep technical knowledge of the affected products, processes, and the customer environment. Breadth of knowledge covers additional business units, third parties, competitors, and business drivers. Recognized as an advanced subject matter expert of IT products, applied technologies and processes, combining vendor interoperability knowledge pertaining to complex IT infrastructures. May define interoperability issues between vendors products and is a recognized expert in one or more technologies across the region. Holds a vendor or industry certification in more than one discipline area. Regularly represents business at industry recognized technical events. Has performed troubleshooting across a number of significant multi-vendor products. Has demonstrated innovation and ability to communicate new offerings across multiple business units. Has led a cross functional team in the delivery of multiple solutions across multiple technologies. Ability to operate and present at all levels, and in public forums, to facilitate business discussions, and controls and leads those discussions. Ability to relate risks and challenges with other client efforts. Ability to develop detailed project plans and work breakdown structures. Ability to develop Architecture Specification deliverables that map customer business requirements to technologies.

Benefits Overview :

• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Generous PTO Policy
• 401(k)
• HSA and FSA options
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and Training
• Perks at Work Discount Program
• Referral Program
• Leads Generation Program
• CollegeAmerica 529
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Travel Assistance
• Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions
• Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *