Senior Linux System Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology•Fort Huachuca, AZ
•$88,130 - $117,875•Onsite

About The Position

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Senior Linux System Engineer at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior Linux System Engineer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Senior Linux System Engineer joining our team to review, analyze and provide Tier III support for patches and updates, to include testing the baseline in the Engineering Operations Facility (EOF) prior to release to the RCCs. Selected candidate will provide full-time onsite support at our Fort Huachuca facility.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years’ experience required. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
  • Active Secret security clearance required.
  • Able to obtain IAT level III. (GDIT will reimburse for cost of exam after you begin employment)
  • VMWare management/administration experience.
  • Thorough experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ubuntu or a derivative.
  • Knowledge of Windows and Linux Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and current DISA’s hardening protocol.
  • Experienced in systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, and engineering.
  • US Citizenship Required: Yes

Nice To Haves

  • Documentations
  • Linux
  • Systems Design
  • Systems Engineering

Responsibilities

  • Designs and defines system architecture for new or existing computer systems.
  • Develop Enterprise Technical Procedures (ETPs) with the directions to apply patches, upgrades and security configurations and/or updates to the baseline system in the EOF for testing IAW with the STIGs.
  • Ensure that already-provisioned Linux systems are kept in compliance with baseline requirements & ever-changing enterprise policy (e.g., equivalent to Group Policy in the Windows realm for ongoing compliance updates).
  • Monitor all solutions integrated via a centralized alerting system.
  • Develop an operating system lifecycle plan with integration of DoW STIGs and other recommended security standards.
  • Review, analyze and provide Tier III support for patches and updates, to include testing the baseline in the Engineering Operations Facility (EOF) prior to release to the RCCs.

Benefits

  • 401K with company match
  • competitive pay
  • paid time off
  • medical plan options
  • dental plan options
  • vision plan
  • full flex work weeks
  • variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
  • short and long-term disability benefits
  • life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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