Senior Systems Engineer

Edgesource Corporation; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO + 11 paid holidays

Flexible work schedules (Remote/Hybrid

Medical / Dental / Vision / FSA

401k Plan with Match

Tuition & Professional Development

Commuter Benefits

Bonus & Employee Referral Programs

Career Growth Opportunities

Job summary

Edgesource Corporation is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and sustain Linux-based infrastructure for DoD development, integration, test, and mission environments. You will work across physical servers, VMs, containers, networks, storage, and mission applications.

The ideal candidate has strong Linux fundamentals, experience across infrastructure domains, and excellent collaboration with software developers, network engineers, cybersecurity teams, and mission partners to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline; equivalent technical experience may be considered.
• 7–10+ years of Linux systems administration, systems engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or related experience.
• Strong Linux command-line administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience administering RHEL/Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, or comparable Linux systems.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as KVM, Proxmox, VMware, or similar platforms.
• Experience deploying or supporting containerized applications.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, DNS, routing, firewalls, and application connectivity.
• Experience with Git and scripting or automation using Bash, Python, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Understanding of system security, patch management, vulnerability remediation, and configuration management.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot problems spanning operating systems, networks, applications, and infrastructure.
• Strong technical communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot Linux servers and workstations.
• Support enterprise Linux distributions including RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, or similar platforms.
• Manage users, permissions, services, packages, repositories, filesystems, storage, SSH, certificates, and system resources.
• Monitor system health, capacity, availability, and performance.
• Diagnose hardware, operating system, storage, network, and application-level issues.

Skills

Linux administration

DevOps

Networking

Scripting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IT/Engineering/Cybersecurity)

Tools

KVM

Proxmox

VMware

Git

Ansible

Job description

Company Overview

For over 25 years, Edgesource Corporation has served as an innovative technology service provider for the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Intelligence Community, Law Enforcement, and other federal, state, and commercial clients locally, nationally, and abroad. From providing boutique technical solutions in support of the DOD Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) mission set to addressing the most critical Cybersecurity threats facing our nation as a prime contractor with the DHS Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a career at Edgesource is an opportunity to do meaningful, interesting, and impactful work.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to support the design, deployment, administration, security, and sustainment of Linux-based infrastructure supporting DoD development, integration, test, and mission environments. This position supports a combination of physical servers, virtual machines, containerized applications, development platforms, networking, storage, and mission applications.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with strong Linux fundamentals who is comfortable working across infrastructure, networking, virtualization, containers, and application support. The engineer will work closely with software developers, network engineers, cybersecurity teams, and mission partners to deploy new capabilities, troubleshoot complex problems, and maintain reliable and secure computing environments.

Job Duties

• Install, configure, administer, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot Linux servers and workstations.

• Support enterprise Linux distributions including RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, or similar platforms.

• Manage users, permissions, services, packages, repositories, filesystems, storage, SSH, certificates, and system resources.

• Monitor system health, capacity, availability, and performance.

• Diagnose hardware, operating system, storage, network, and application-level issues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline; equivalent technical experience may be considered.

• 7-10+ years of Linux systems administration, systems engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or related experience.

• Strong Linux command-line administration and troubleshooting skills.

• Experience administering RHEL/Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, or comparable Linux systems.

• Experience with virtualization technologies such as KVM, Proxmox, VMware, or similar platforms.

• Experience deploying or supporting containerized applications.

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, DNS, routing, firewalls, and application connectivity.

• Experience with Git and scripting or automation using Bash, Python, Ansible, or similar technologies.

• Understanding of system security, patch management, vulnerability remediation, and configuration management.

• Ability to independently troubleshoot problems spanning operating systems, networks, applications, and infrastructure.

• Strong technical communication and documentation skills.

Nice to Have Qualifications

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Working at Edgesource

As an ISO 9001:2015 certified and CMMI Level 3 appraised small business, Edgesource specializes in providing a variety of technical solutions to include software development, database services, enterprise networking, data center virtualization, and management support. We are always seeking top-talent to join our team in helping to address the most critical technical challenges facing our nation.

At Edgesource, we understand that our employees are our greatest asset, and as such we offer a wide array of benefits to support the well-being of our staff to include:

• Flexible PTO Policy + 11 Paid Holidays

• Flexible Work Schedules (Remote / Hybrid)

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• 401k Plan with Match

• Tuition & Professional Development Support

• Commuter Benefits

• Bonus & Employee Referral Programs

• Career Growth Opportunities

Disclaimer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Edgesource is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact our Recruiting Department by email at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone]