Senior Linux Systems Administrator

Driven to design modern system architectures and automate complex Linux environments?

If you love designing modern system architectures, driving automated scripting solutions, and managing robust hybrid-cloud environments, you’re in the right place! We are looking for a Senior Linux Systems Administrator who shares our drive to push boundaries and transform complex technical requirements into scalable realities. In this role, you will work within a small, talented, and hardworking Linux team to help design the core architecture and develop solutions that meet critical organizational needs. You will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and troubleshooting Linux instances across multiple networks and distinct infrastructure configurations. If you are a motivated professional who thrives on automating processes, mentoring team members, and thinking outside the box to discover creative solutions, then this role is for you!.

Location & Work Environment

• Primary Location: Annapolis, MD
• Work Style: On-site

Compensation & Benefits

The annual base salary range for this role is $153,000 - $181,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered may vary based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

Qualifications

• Clearance: Active Fully-Cleared with Poly
• **Compliance Certification: **Active DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II baseline certification is mandatory (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP).
• **Linux Administration: **Deep hands-on experience handling enterprise Linux configuration, deployment, system patching, monitoring, and command-line troubleshooting.
• **Infrastructure Automation: **Proven experience designing, debugging, and executing infrastructure-as-code and automation scripts using Bash, Python, Puppet, and/or Ansible.
• Technical Leadership: Demonstrated ability to work cohesively in a tight-knit team environment and mentor junior engineering staff.
• **Collaborative Troubleshooting: **Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively isolate system issues across diverse technical groups and service owners.

** Education & Experience **

• **Experience: **Minimum of ten (10) years of professional Systems Administration (SA) experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Substitution: Five (5) years of additional systems administration experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree (totaling 15 years of experience).

Desired Skills

• Practical knowledge of Cloud Service Provider environments, with a specific focus on AWS ecosystem offerings.
• Hands-on experience engineering cloud scaling models, such as AWS EC2 Auto Scaling.
• Familiarity interacting with cloud resources via the command line and SDKs using aws-cli and boto3.
• Proactive motivation to continuously learn, test, and adopt emerging infrastructure technologies.

Clearance: TS/SCI w/Poly

Compensation

Posted Annualized Salary: $153,000 – $181,000