Linux System Engineer (Top Secret/SCI with agreement to obtain CI Poly Clearance Required)

North Point Technology•Chantilly, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Linux Systems Engineer to provide support to a mission-critical enterprise identity and access management environment. This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability and willingness to obtain a CI Polygraph within the customer's timeline. The successful candidate will develop a deep understanding of services offered to external organizations, provide lifecycle systems engineering support spanning development and operations, and apply a combination of technical and functional expertise to recommend solutions that satisfy customer requirements.

Requirements

Amazon Web Services (AWS) including S3 Buckets, EC2, and Reserved Instances
Troubleshooting network-related issues at OSI model layers 4-7
Linux system administration and infrastructure management best practices
Systems engineering documentation including network diagrams and data flow diagrams
Agile team collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
Active Top Secret security clearance; must meet SCI eligibility
Willingness and ability to obtain a CI Polygraph within the customer's timeline after hire
U.S. citizenship required
Security+ certification (current, required before start)

Nice To Haves

Identity Federation, Single Sign-On, and authorization technologies including SAML, OIDC, OAuth, Kerberos, and smart cards/CACs
Oracle COTS products including Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, and Oracle WebLogic
Kubernetes
Scripting languages including Bash and Python
LDAP
ELK stack including Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
Cloud-based architectures beyond AWS
Cross-domain architectures
Automated testing and monitoring
Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processes

Responsibilities

Provide support to Tier II personnel in resolving customer-facing issues.
Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and mitigation for operational issues.
Communicate findings with stakeholders to establish a feedback loop with development.
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) reviewing user metrics, system health, and overall performance.
Implement proactive measures to support operational availability.
Develop scripts for operational tasks.
Utilize playbook-based automation processes.
Manage COTS and GOTS software products across multiple environments.
Ensure compliance with enterprise security services and applications.
Interface with customers and external technical teams to diagnose and resolve access issues.