Software Integration Engineer

Open Systems Technologies Corporation; Corridor North (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 Weeks Paid Time Off

11 Federal Holidays

Medical and Dental Coverage

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

AD&D Coverage

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Open Systems Technologies Corporation (OST) is seeking Software Integration Engineers to support a mission-focused SRE team. Roles involve automation, monitoring, resiliency, and troubleshooting across Linux environments in enterprise-scale settings.

Candidates should be comfortable with Linux admin tasks, scripting (Python/C/Bash), and working in a fast-paced mission environment. Active TS/SCI with Polygraph and U.S. citizenship are required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

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 across multiple distributions.
• Develop automation solutions using Salt and Ansible.
• Create and support monitoring solutions with Nagios, Thruk, Prometheus, Splunk, and Grafana.
• Troubleshoot system performance in mission-critical environments.
• Support software integration efforts and infrastructure deployments.
• Manage and maintain code repositories and development workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations to improve reliability and efficiency.

Skills

Linux administration

SRE mindset

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Tools

Salt

Ansible

Nagios

Thruk

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

GitBucket

Jira

Confluence

Slurm

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.