Linux Engineer

Ardent Principles, Inc.•Warrenton, VA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

We’re seeking a hands‑on Systems Administrator with deep experience supporting AWS and Linux in production environments. In this role, you’ll patch and maintain databases, manage secure cloud configurations, and troubleshoot complex technical issues with minimal oversight. You’ll work with IAM, VPCs, CloudTrail, and configuration‑management tools, while supporting enterprise workflow applications and monitoring systems. Ardent Principles offers advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management. We offer a competitive salary range and a comprehensive, industry‑leading benefits package designed to support long‑term stability and employee well‑being. We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients. Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Hands-on experience with AWS and Linux in a production environment.
Knowledge of Federated Identity, RBAC, authentication & authorization solution, etc.
Bachelor's Degree in IT related field or equivalency in related work experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with an enterprise application development language, such as Python, Java, or C#, to include writing simple applications or modifying existing ones.

Responsibilities

Patching and maintaining system's databases, to include RDS, MySQL, and Oracle
Proven experience troubleshooting and solving technical problems
Understanding of secure-cloud configuration, (e.g., CloudTrail, AWS Config), cloud-security technologies (e.g., VPC, Security Groups) and Access Control (IAM).
Configuration management (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.)
Security, such as NGFW, WAF, SIEM, endpoint security.
Ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment
Demonstrated on-the-job experience working and solving technical problems independently as a system administrator.
Using a scripting language.
Ability to monitor and troubleshoot enterprise workflow applications, to include: installing, starting, and stopping background Processes, analyzing log and event files, and patching and troubleshooting.
Ability creating and managing a virtual infrastructure, such as AWS, Azure, Hyper-V, or VMWare.