Senior Systems Administrator - Red Hat & DevSecOps Lead

Leidos; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 116,350 - 210,325; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is hiring a Senior System Administrator to support Red Hat environments in Alexandria, VA, on classified and unclassified networks. The role emphasizes secure, reliable systems and involves health checks, PostgreSQL troubleshooting, and DevSecOps integration.

The candidate will manage Tier I-III support, CI/CD pipelines, and security implementations while coordinating with government stakeholders. Onsite access to the Alexandria office is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience or Master's with 10+ years; higher experience considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Active CompTIA Security+ (or higher) certification.
• Active Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
• Proficiency in Linux system administration and PostgreSQL via command line.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier I, II, and III infrastructure support.
• Provide technical systems engineering and system administration support.
• Identify, analyze, and document problems related to program functionality and user interfaces.
• Ensure the architecture and design of DoD information systems remain functional and secure.
• Implement security best practices and initiatives across all levels of the infrastructure.
• Administer and maintain virtualization and container infrastructure, including STIGs, security updates, and IAVA patches.
• Provide broad spectrum user support, including customer requirements and help desk functions.
• Assist with defining DevSecOps best practices and support adoption by development teams.
• Develop, maintain, and improve real-time monitoring and metrics for production environments.
• Assist with DevSecOps process automation and tooling to support deployment needs within ODIN or its successor.
• Support CI/CD pipeline for ODIN and its successor.
• Perform release management support and maintain a continuous testing suite.

Skills

Linux system administration

PostgreSQL (CLI)

Security best practices

DevSecOps collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12+ years

Master's degree + 10+ years

Tools

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

PostgreSQL

Job description

Leidos is hiring a Senior System Administrator to support Red Hat environments in Alexandria, VA, on classified and unclassified networks. The role emphasizes secure, reliable systems and involves health checks, PostgreSQL troubleshooting, and DevSecOps integration.

The candidate will manage Tier I-III support, CI/CD pipelines, and security implementations while coordinating with government stakeholders. Onsite access to the Alexandria office is required.