Senior Solaris & Linux Systems Engineer – TS/SCI

Quevera; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical

Disability coverage (short/long)

Life insurance

Education and certification allowance

iQTouch Program

401(k) match

Profit-sharing

Job summary

Quevera is seeking a Senior Solaris & Linux Systems Administrator in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph and hands-on experience with Solaris, Linux, storage, and backup technologies.

You will patch, harden, monitor, and secure enterprise systems while collaborating across teams. Responsibilities include managing IBM storage, Veritas NetBackup, Nessus vulnerability scans, and system automation.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required.
• Senior Solaris and Linux systems administration experience.
• Hands-on with Solaris, IBM Enterprise Storage, Veritas NetBackup.
• Experience patching via YUM and system hardening practices.
• Proficiency scripting with Bash or Python; strong troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize Solaris and Linux systems in production.
• Manage IBM Enterprise Storage and ensure high availability.
• Configure and monitor Veritas NetBackup for backup and recovery.
• Patch systems and manage packages using YUM repositories.
• Run vulnerability scans with Nessus and remediate findings to standards.
• Support STE/STIN processes and NSF-related security frameworks.
• Implement security configurations and monitor system performance.
• Collaborate on infrastructure upgrades, audits, and incident response.
• Maintain documentation for configurations and compliance.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Solaris

Linux

System administration

Bash/Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

Veritas NetBackup

Nessus

OLVM

RHEL/CentOS

YUM

IBM Enterprise Storage

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Quevera is seeking a Senior Solaris & Linux Systems Administrator in Annapolis Junction, Maryland. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph and hands-on experience with Solaris, Linux, storage, and backup technologies.

You will patch, harden, monitor, and secure enterprise systems while collaborating across teams. Responsibilities include managing IBM storage, Veritas NetBackup, Nessus vulnerability scans, and system automation.