TS/SCI Linux Systems Engineer — Autonomous Infra Expert

D2 Consulting; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

PTO accrual

Life Insurance

Job summary

D2 Consulting seeks a Linux Systems Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to support a geospatial intelligence environment in Springfield, VA (onsite). You will design and operate enterprise Linux infrastructure, manage Nutanix HCI, and implement IaC-driven automation.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to ensure reliability and security. The role emphasizes hands-on administration, scripting, and observability, with opportunities to contribute to platform modernization and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years Linux systems administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong Linux administration fundamentals (networking, storage, security).
• Ansible configuration management and scripting for automation.
• Experience with Red Hat-based environments (Satellite, Capsule).
• Nutanix HCI administration, AHV, Prism Central/Element.
• Security best practices and observability tooling.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and CI polygraph eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise Linux infrastructure (on-prem and virtualized).
• Administer Nutanix HCI and AHV to support Linux workloads.
• Collaborate to provision VMs, storage, networking, and cluster resources.
• Develop automation using Ansible and scripting (Bash/Python).
• Standardize configuration and deployment via Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Administer Red Hat tools (Satellite, Capsule) and IAM mechanisms.
• Support dashboards/observability with Grafana and Zabbix.
• Troubleshoot performance, reliability, and capacity issues.
• Document architecture, automation workflows, and standards.
• Contribute to automation maturity and platform modernization.

Skills

Linux admin

Ansible automation

Bash scripting

Python scripting

RHEL experience

Security best practices

TS/SCI clearance

CI/CD awareness

Observability basics

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Nutanix HCI

Satellite/Capsule

Grafana

Zabbix

HAProxy

F5

VMware

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Job description

D2 Consulting seeks a Linux Systems Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to support a geospatial intelligence environment in Springfield, VA (onsite). You will design and operate enterprise Linux infrastructure, manage Nutanix HCI, and implement IaC-driven automation.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to ensure reliability and security. The role emphasizes hands-on administration, scripting, and observability, with opportunities to contribute to platform modernization and