Software Integration Engineer

Gilder Search Group; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 Weeks Paid Time Off

11 Federal Holidays

Medical and Dental Coverage

401(k) with up to 4% Company Match

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking Software Integration Engineers for a mission-focused SRE team. You will be responsible for supporting critical infrastructure through automation, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Candidates must have an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and U.S. Citizenship. The position involves extensive work with Linux environments and enterprise-scale monitoring solutions. The ideal candidate has experience in Linux administration and familiarity with scripting languages.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Experience with administering various Linux distributions.

Responsibilities

• Support mission operations infrastructure and tooling.
• Configure and maintain customer programming use cases.
• Perform Linux system administration tasks.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Salt and Ansible.

Skills

Experience administering Linux operating systems

Working knowledge of Python

Experience with Bash scripting

Tools

Nagios

Prometheus

Splunk

Ansible

GitBucket

Job description

Software Integration Engineer (All Levels)

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Team

Locations: Maryland and Utah

Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Position Overview

Open Systems Technologies Corporation (OST) is seeking Software Integration Engineers to support a mission-focused Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team. These funded positions support critical mission operations infrastructure and customer-facing environments through automation, monitoring, resiliency engineering, and troubleshooting activities.

This role offers the opportunity to work across modern Linux environments while supporting enterprise-scale monitoring, automation, and operational tooling.

Responsibilities

• Support mission operations infrastructure tooling, including automation, alerting, monitoring, and resiliency initiatives.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain customer programming use cases.
• Perform Linux system administration activities across multiple distributions.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Salt and Ansible.
• Create and support monitoring solutions utilizing Nagios, Thruk, Prometheus, Splunk, and Grafana.
• Troubleshoot system performance and operational issues in mission-critical environments.
• Support software integration efforts and infrastructure deployments.
• Manage and maintain code repositories and development workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to improve system reliability and efficiency.

Note: Candidates should expect to spend up to 50% of their day initially performing Linux system administration tasks to gain familiarity with the operational environment and supported systems.

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Experience administering Linux operating systems, including:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• CentOS
• Rocky Linux
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
• Ubuntu
• Experience with one or more of the following programming/scripting languages:
• Python
• C
• Bash
• Experience with Linux system administration, troubleshooting, and operational support.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced mission environment.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with any of the following technologies is highly desired:

• Thruk dashboards
• Nagios monitoring and plugin development
• Splunk dashboard integration and management
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Salt
• Ansible
• GitBucket
• Jira
• Confluence
• Slurm

Benefits

OST has been providing mission-critical support to Government agencies since 1996 and offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 3 Weeks Paid Time Off
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Medical and Dental Coverage
• Short-Term Disability (STD)
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage
• 401(k) with up to 4% Company Match

About OST

Open Systems Technologies Corporation (OST) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to delivering innovative technology solutions and exceptional support to our Government customers. We value technical excellence, integrity, and collaboration while providing employees with opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.