Senior Systems Engineer - Linux, Kubernetes & Automation

Que Technology Group; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gold Medical plan

Dental/Vision plans

Disability insurance

Vacation days 25 per year

Annual holiday bonus

Retention bonuses

Professional development fund

401K with 6% match

Referral bonus

Code Red days

Job summary

Que Technology Group, Inc. is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to join a large, mixed contractor and civilian team supporting DevOps and live operational systems, largely third-party.

All supported systems are Linux servers in backend environments serving Mission and Operations users and their desktops. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience, strong Linux administration, Kubernetes, and automation with Ansible/Salt.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience or 15+ years in lieu of degree.
• Linux administration to meet labor-category requirements and security standards.
• Kubernetes, STE/STN and DISA STIG compliance on Linux systems.
• Automation tooling like Ansible and Salt; scripting with Bash, Python, Perl.
• Virtualization: VMware, Red Hat KVM, Proxmox; IP networking and firewall experience.
• Experience with container and cloud environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux servers and VMs.
• Monitor system health and respond to mission-critical updates and issues.
• Work and resolve tickets in Jira per team priorities.
• Support backend services, authentication, DNS, shares, and home directories.
• Perform STIG compliance work on Linux systems.
• Support Kubernetes, containers, and cloud environments.
• Automate tasks with Ansible, Salt, Bash, Python, and Perl scripting.
• Coordinate with team and civilian leadership across the organization.

Skills

Linux administration

Kubernetes experience

Automation scripting

Team coordination

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Ansible

Salt

Bash

Python

Perl

VMware

KVM

Proxmox

NetApp

Isilon

Harvester

Nutanix

Cisco HyperFlex

Job description

Que Technology Group, Inc. is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to join a large, mixed contractor and civilian team supporting DevOps and live operational systems, largely third-party.

All supported systems are Linux servers in backend environments serving Mission and Operations users and their desktops. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of Systems Engineering experience, strong Linux administration, Kubernetes, and automation with Ansible/Salt.