Senior Linux Automation Engineer

Clearance Requirement:   A current, active TS/SCI security clearance is required.

 

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The Enterprise Assurance Strategic Capabilities Unit delivers critical assurance disciplines that protect and enable people, data and missions. We provide a comprehensive approach to managing risk across the enterprise for current and future information environments where the business and missions execute. We apply the use of innovative tools and robust processes to ensure mission and business success.

 

Senior Linux Automation Engineer

 

We are seeking an IT Professional with experience in deploying, configuring, and maintaining large enterprise environments and enterprise management tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In this role the Engineer will work on a team supporting Linux Enterprise Infrastructure including Red Hat Satellite, Ansible Tower, Identity Management, Storage Solutions, and Container Orchestration and Development services in multiple Enterprise and isolated development environments. The Engineer will be expected to team with peers, internal customers, and management to provide technical solutions and lead projects to strengthen the consistency and standardization of IT infrastructure through automation and enterprise services to achieve operational excellence and program success. While this position is an individual contributor role, collaboration and strong technical knowledge and skills will be essential attributes. 

 

What You’ll Do:

 

• Responsible for the design, engineering, deployment, and maintenance of high-availability and secure Enterprise Information Technology systems and Infrastructure Services.
• Expected to engineer, implement, and maintain automation technologies and infrastructure as code (IaC) services to support hardware, virtual, container based, and commercial cloud hosted environments. 
• Work includes technical planning (cost, capacity, logistics), architecture, design, implementation, configuration management, maintenance, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and monitoring of services and solutions.
• Act as a technical and project leader in the development of advanced solutions, responsible for project direction and completion.
• Interface with internal customers, program security, and management teams in planning for, deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting services and systems.
• Define, engineer, and maintain Linux Enterprise Services including Authentication and Configuration Management services.
• Support Secure Container software and system development efforts and projects by engineering, deploying, and maintaining container and orchestration platform services.
• Automate the installation, patching, and security compliance of Linux-based servers on physical and virtual platforms in support of program initiatives.
• Document technical processes and procedures as needed.
• Work under minimal direction to determine, develop, and provide solutions/enhancements adhering to strict Information Systems security guidelines.
• Execute troubleshooting skills to address stability objectives both reactively and proactively.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.