Solaris & Red Hat Automation Engineer (Remote)

Northramp LLC.; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Bonus Programs

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Training and Professional Development

Remote Work Opportunities

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Northramp LLC. seeks an experienced UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator to manage Solaris Zones/LDOMs and RHEL on VMware environments in Reston, VA. You will own OS patching, automation with Ansible/Puppet, and security monitoring across customer environments.

Qualifications include 5+ years with Solaris or RHEL at scale, strong scripting, and experience with monitoring tools like SL1, Tenable, Tripwire, and Splunk. US work eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years administering Oracle Solaris (Zones and LDOMs) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux at scale.
• Experience patching in regulated environments and executing change windows.
• Hands-on with Puppet and Ansible for UNIX automation (playbooks and modules).
• Strong shell scripting (bash, ksh) and coordination with platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Operates and administers Solaris and Red Hat estates, including lifecycle, patching, and hardware.
• Drives Solaris ABEs and patch cadence; plans out-of-band updates when needed.
• Maintains Red Hat patching via Puppet; keeps customer servers updated monthly.
• Leads transition from Oracle Ops Center to Ansible or Puppet for patch automation.

Skills

Solaris admin

LDOMs

RHEL admin

VMware

Ansible

Puppet

Shell scripting

Security monitoring

ServiceNow

xMatters

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Oracle/OEM

ScienceLogic SL1

Tenable

Tripwire

Splunk

Ansible

Job description

Northramp LLC. seeks an experienced UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator to manage Solaris Zones/LDOMs and RHEL on VMware environments in Reston, VA. You will own OS patching, automation with Ansible/Puppet, and security monitoring across customer environments.

Qualifications include 5+ years with Solaris or RHEL at scale, strong scripting, and experience with monitoring tools like SL1, Tenable, Tripwire, and Splunk. US work eligibility is required.