Linux Systems Engineer

Trinity Global Consulting • Chantilly, VA

11h

About The Position

The Linux Systems Engineer will design, develop, and support cloud initiatives to address customer-driven needs. This role involves managing multiple environments as a Linux Subject Matter Expert (SME), ensuring compliance with security services and applications. The engineer will communicate and mitigate operational issues, proactively identify root cause analysis (RCA) of baseline issues, and establish feedback loops to the development team. Responsibilities include reviewing user metrics, system health, and overall performance, and implementing proactive measures to support operational availability. The role also requires providing deployment support as a product SME, performing backfill tasking, and developing/maintaining troubleshooting scripts and playbook-based automation processes. Additionally, the engineer will develop and maintain systems engineering documentation, including network diagrams and data flow documentation, and collaborate with Enterprise Services to ensure security compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus 4-6 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or similar technical role.
• Active Top Secret security clearance; must be able to obtain and maintain a CI (Counterintelligence) polygraph.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification required before start date.
• Two or more years of experience with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.).
• Strong Linux background with familiarity with infrastructure management best practices.
• Familiarity with systems engineering documentation creation (network diagrams, data flows, etc.).
• Experience working with Agile team collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket.
• Proactive self-starter with a positive attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Oracle COTS product experience (Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, etc.).
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience with Elastic tools (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash).
• Experience with cloud-based architectures; familiarity with AWS technical performance versus cost management.
• Familiarity with cross-domain architectures at various classification levels.
• Experience with automated testing and monitoring; familiarity with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support cloud initiatives to address customer-driven needs.
• Manage multiple environments as a Linux SME ensuring compliance with security services and applications.
• Communicate and mitigate operational issues as received.
• Proactively identify root cause analysis (RCA) of baseline issues and establish feedback loops to the development team.
• Review user metrics, system health, and overall performance.
• Implement proactive measures to support operational availability as the SME.
• Provide deployment support as a product SME.
• Perform backfill tasking.
• Develop/maintain troubleshooting script and playbook-based automation processes as necessary.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation including network diagrams and data flow documentation.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Services to ensure security compliance.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Coverage for eligible employees and family through CareFirst and VSP.
• Paid Time Off – PTO granted in accordance with contract requirements.
• Paid Holidays – 11 federal holidays observed annually.
• Disability & Life Insurance – Short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D coverage included.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Competitive plan managed through Ameritas.
• Professional Training – Formal training provided as required, with additional learning opportunities based on role.

What This Job Offers

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