Senior Linux Engineer

Skyline Technology Solutions, LLC•Glen Burnie, MD

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Linux Systems Engineer who will serve as a technical cornerstone for our infrastructure operations. This individual will combine deep Linux expertise with strategic thinking to enhance our operational capabilities, deliver exceptional customer solutions, and drive innovation across virtualization, monitoring, and system integration platforms. The position combines advanced platform engineering expertise with the strategic responsibilities of defining standards, guiding practices, and driving the adoption of modern methodologies. This role requires technical leadership, strong architectural judgment, and proactive initiative that elevates operational excellence across the organization. You can expect to spend your time accomplishing the following: 50% of the time on Objective 1: Linux Platform Ownership 25% of the time on Objective 2: Standards, Instrumentation, and Reliability Practices 25% of the time on Objective 3: Cross-Functional Technical Leadership

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Networking, Telecommunications, or related technical field
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or equivalent Linux certifications
CompTIA Linux+ or LPIC-2 certification
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or equivalent virtualization certification
5+ years of advanced Linux system administration experience in enterprise environments
Proficiency with KVM virtualization technologies and management
Strong background in Network Management Systems (NMS) integration and configuration
Advanced scripting skills in Bash, Python, or go
Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, or Chef)
Deep understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing, and firewall configuration
Linux security hardening and compliance framework implementation experience
Customer-facing project delivery experience with strong communication skills
Proven hands-on experience operating Linux systems (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS) at scale, including performance tuning, benchmarking, hardening, and troubleshooting
Demonstrated experience with observability tooling such as Splunk, ElasticSearch, Graphite, Zabbix, log pipelines, and metrics systems
Proficiency with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation frameworks such as Ansible, Chef, or Salt
Experience designing or supporting disaster recovery, high-availability, and SLA-driven systems for mission-critical services
Background in security operations or tooling such as MS Defender, Nessus, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, IAM, or FIM solutions

Responsibilities

Evaluate, propose, and build tooling to support and optimize operations in a KVM Virtualization platform.
CloudStack Administration and Engineering
Participate in the estimation and execution of Customer-Facing Linux Systems Projects
Define, implement, and respond to Internal Linux Operational alerting.
Define and implement operational reports and dashboards for capacity management and other operational needs.
Ensure high-quality, consistent telemetry across all environments
Architect and manage CloudStack deployments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and multi-tenant functionality
Lead the technical diagnoses of Linux system problems as a part of the ITIL Problem management process
Define and publish organizational standards for Linux Server Infrastructure
Implement standards as infrastructure-as-code using configuration management tools, Ansible, Terraform
Establish and maintain security hardening standards across all Linux environments
Develop configuration management pipelines to manage drift across Linux environments using GitHub and Ansible.
Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing infrastructure
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Linux systems with development pipelines
Mentor junior engineers and create technical documentation for knowledge transfer