We are currently seeking a Systems Engineer to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) at Fort Meade, Maryland. The Systems Engineer will provide Linux systems administration, engineering, sustainment, and modernization support for secure, mission-critical, on-premises enterprise systems and services.

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland - Full-time onsite

Start Date: ASAP

Clearance: Top Secret

Key Responsibilities:
• Administer, maintain, configure, and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems in secure, on-premises enterprise environments.
• Perform operating system installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot system performance, reliability, availability, application integration, and infrastructure issues.
• Configure and maintain Linux services, storage, file systems, permissions, logging, and user and access controls.
• Implement and maintain secure system configurations in accordance with DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and cybersecurity requirements.
• Support vulnerability identification, remediation, patch management, and mitigation activities.
• Support Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Authorization to Operate (ATO) activities by providing system configuration information, technical evidence, and remediation support.
• Develop and maintain automation for system configuration, deployment, and administration using tools such as Ansible and shell scripting.
• Support integration with enterprise services, including PKI and certificate-based authentication, centralized logging, monitoring, directory services, and network services.
• Support Linux systems operating within enterprise virtualization environments.
• Participate in system upgrades, technology refresh, implementation, testing, and operational sustainment activities.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, system configurations, implementation procedures, system diagrams, and troubleshooting guides.
• Collaborate with network, cybersecurity, application, PKI, and other engineering teams to resolve cross-functional technical issues.

Required Skills:
• 4+ years of experience in Linux systems administration or systems engineering.
• Hands-on experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or comparable enterprise Linux distributions.
• Experience installing, configuring, patching, upgrading, maintaining, and troubleshooting Linux servers.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux operating systems, networking, storage, file systems, permissions, system services, and logging.
• Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Experience with Linux shell scripting.
• Experience implementing or maintaining DoD STIG-compliant system configurations.
• Familiarity with vulnerability management and remediation using tools such as ACAS/Nessus.
• Familiarity with PKI, digital certificates, certificate-based authentication, and secure system configurations.
• Experience supporting virtualized server environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across operating system, application, and infrastructure layers.
• Ability to develop clear and accurate technical documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills:
• Previous experience supporting DISA, DoD, or other federal enterprise environments.
• Experience with VMware/vSphere or similar enterprise virtualization technologies.
• Experience supporting highly available or redundant system architectures.
• Experience with centralized logging, monitoring, and system management solutions.
• Experience supporting enterprise application and web infrastructure.
• Familiarity with F5 BIG-IP or other application delivery technologies.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust concepts and modern DoD cybersecurity architectures.

Compensation:

• $115-135k (Flexible based on experience)
• Major Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401k and company matching
• Tuition Reimbursement

Salary Description

$115,000 - 135,000