Linux Automation Engineer

Edgewater Federal Solutions • Albuquerque, NM

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Linux Automation Engineer to support an IT program at a major national laboratory. The role supports mission-critical computing and engineering objectives, with work ranging from system administration and user support to complex technologies. Areas of support include operating system and application administration and modification, cybersecurity, scripting and code development, high-performance computing, hardware specifications, cloud maintenance, disaster recovery, implementation and maintenance, and computational scheduling.

The primary work location is onsite in the Albuquerque area, with work from home one day per week. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance; an elevated clearance, potentially requiring a polygraph, may also be needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant discipline and at least one year of directly related experience demonstrating the knowledge and ability to perform the job duties.
• Strong experience as a Linux System Administrator.
• Experience with OpenShift.
• Experience with Python and Bash scripting languages.
• Experience with Git source code management.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance; an elevated clearance and polygraph may be required.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Must reside in the Albuquerque area.

Responsibilities

• Use automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.
• Administer UNIX, Linux, and/or Windows operating systems, including file management, scripting, editing, and security.
• Use programming languages, software, or tools to develop regular or ad-hoc queries from large datasets.
• Work with network communication protocols and related protocols.
• Implement solutions that integrate REST API-based web services.
• Support operating system and application administration and modification, cybersecurity, scripting and code development, high-performance computing, cloud maintenance, disaster recovery, and computational scheduling.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level