Linux Engineer

Raye IT Consulting•Silver Spring, MD

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

Raye IT Consulting, LLC is a 8a certified minority woman-owned IT consulting and technology firm. Raye IT brings over 20 years experience in delivering mission-critical programs and support for the Federal Government and large agencies. We specialize in program and project management, capital planning and IT investment portfolio management, infrastructure support and application development deployment to include IT operations and maintenance. We deliver value through technical and managerial expertise – innovation, efficient processes, executable strategies, and methodologies that generate tangible and measurable results to our clients across the Federal, Civilian and DoD sectors. Raye IT is looking for an engineer with Linux & Windows experience to support the infrastructure of on-premises physical and virtual systems,

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of systems administration experience or equivalent transferable technical experience.
Demonstrated experience administering systems including: User account management Server and subsystem configuration Network management Software installation and configuration Backup and recovery operations Configuration management and routine system maintenance
Hands-on experience with: Windows Server 2016/2019, Active Directory architecture, DNS, and Group Policy Object (GPO) management Linux system administration, specifically RHEL 7 and RHEL 8
Strong understanding of: Fundamental networking concepts Distributed computing environments Windows and Linux desktop systems Performance tuning and capacity planning at both hardware and software levels
Experience with VMware ESXi and vSphere virtualization methodologies.
Experience working in an Agile development environment.
Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes and best practices.
Security Clearance Requirement: Public Trust

Responsibilities

Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for Information Technology (IT) systems across Linux and Windows infrastructures.
Implement and maintain system hardening and STIG policies in alignment with client requirements and industry standards.
Perform Windows system administration, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and support of multi-site environments.
Manage VMware vSphere environments, including vCenter and ESXi, supporting physical and virtual infrastructure across multiple locations.
Configure, deploy, and manage Linux and Windows operating systems within physical servers, ESXi virtual environments, and cloud-based virtual machines.
Support cloud infrastructure deployments and operations within Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Plan, coordinate, and execute software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes for Linux and Windows servers and workstations using tools such as WSUS, Red Hat Satellite, and BigFix.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement automation strategies and deployment processes.
Identify recurring issues and develop process improvements to reduce incident response and outage times.
Develop, document, and maintain Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Write, modify, and maintain scripts using Python, Perl, PowerShell, Java, C, or similar languages.
Utilize JIRA within an Agile development environment to track work and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Support the development and maintenance of automated testing frameworks and processes.