Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
About The Position
Bowhead seeks a Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) to join its team on the Corona IT program. The role provides senior-level administration, engineering, and operational support for Linux-based enterprise systems and container platforms supporting mission-critical government and DoD programs. The successful candidate serves as a technical authority for Linux infrastructure, container orchestration, automation, and secure system operations in classified and unclassified environments. A current Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA) certification is required for consideration. This position is 100% onsite. The role reports to the Program Manager or IT Lead and includes technical leadership, mentorship, documentation, and coordination with cybersecurity, networking, DevSecOps, SOC/NOC, application teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders. The role also participates in security assessments, audits, inspections, and Authority to Operate activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Seven or more years of experience as a System Administrator, with a strong focus on Linux systems.
- Senior-level administration experience in Linux enterprise environments.
- Hands-on experience with Red Hat and Kubernetes.
- Experience with container platform security, RBAC, and compliance implementation.
- Scripting and automation experience with Ansible, Bash, and Python.
- Virtualization and enterprise infrastructure support experience.
- Experience supporting mission-critical or classified systems.
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and lead technical efforts.
- CompTIA Security+ certification and current RHCE or RHCA certification.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- U.S. citizenship, required for Secret clearance at this location.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in DoD, classified, or SAP environments.
- DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline integration experience.
- LPIC-2 or LPIC-3 certification.
- Linux Foundation Certified Engineer (LFCE) certification.
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification.
- GIAC Certified UNIX Security Administrator (GCUX) certification.
- An in-scope Secret-level or higher security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain Linux operating systems, including RHEL, CentOS, Rocky, or equivalent, across physical, virtual, and containerized platforms.
- Deploy, configure, administer, and sustain Red Hat OpenShift clusters, including control plane and worker nodes, storage integration, networking, and platform upgrades.
- Support containerized workloads using Kubernetes and OpenShift, including image lifecycle management, registry integration, role-based access control (RBAC), and namespace management.
- Perform system hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation in accordance with DoD STIGs, RMF, cybersecurity requirements, and container security best practices.
- Support and maintain VMware ESXi virtualized and hyper-converged infrastructure hosting Linux and OpenShift environments.
- Develop and maintain automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Ansible, Bash, Python, and CI/CD integrations.
- Monitor system, cluster, and application performance and troubleshoot complex Linux, Kubernetes, and OpenShift issues across development, test, and production environments.
- Implement and maintain logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions for Linux systems and OpenShift clusters.
- Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions for Linux systems, container platforms, and persistent storage.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, networking, DevSecOps, SOC/NOC, and application teams to ensure secure, resilient, and compliant operations.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including build guides, SOPs, platform architecture diagrams, and configuration baselines.
- Participate in security assessments, audits, inspections, and Authority to Operate (ATO) activities.
- Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior Linux and container platform administrators.
- Provide technical briefings and system status updates to program leadership and government stakeholders as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
