Linux System Engineer

Leidos • Chantilly, VA

2d • $65,650 - $118,675

About The Position

Leidos is seeking an experienced Linux Systems Engineer to support a mission-critical enterprise identity and access management system. The role involves developing an understanding of services offered to external organizations, providing lifecycle systems engineering support to development and operations, and applying technical and functional expertise to recommend solutions that meet customer requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, plus 4–6 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or in a similar technical role.
• Proactive self-starter with a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Two or more years of experience with Amazon Web Services, including S3 Buckets, EC2, and Reserved Instances.
• Experience troubleshooting network-related issues at Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model levels 4–7.
• Familiarity with creating systems engineering documentation, such as network diagrams and data flows.
• Experience with Agile team collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket.
• Strong Linux background and familiarity with infrastructure management best practices.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; willingness to be approved for a Top Secret/SCI CI Poly after hire.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with identity federation, single sign-on, and authorization technologies, such as smart cards/Common Access Cards (CACs), SAML, OIDC, OAuth, and Kerberos.
• Experience with Oracle COTS products such as Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, and Oracle WebLogic.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with scripting languages such as bash and Python.
• Experience with LDAP, in lieu of Oracle Unified Directory experience.
• Experience with ElasticSearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK tools).
• Experience with AWS and other cloud-based architectures.
• Familiarity with cross-domain architectures at various levels.
• Experience with automated testing and monitoring.
• Experience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management.

Responsibilities

• Support Tier II personnel in resolving customer-facing issues.
• Perform root cause analysis and mitigation for operational issues, communicate findings to interested parties, and establish feedback loops with development.
• Review user metrics, system health, and overall performance as a subject matter expert, and implement proactive measures to support operational availability.
• Develop scripts for operational tasks and use playbook-based automation processes as needed.
• Manage Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software products across several environments.
• Work with Enterprise Services to ensure compliance with security services and applications.
• Interface with customers and outside technical teams to diagnose and mitigate access issues.
• Use abstract visualization skills to understand system workflows and identify bottlenecks.

What This Job Offers

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