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JOB TITLE: Senior Linux Engineer
The Senior Linux Engineer joins the Defense Sector team to design and implement Infrastructure as Code for various deployments while managing servers and related services. This role involves installing, upgrading, and administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 operating systems and critical applications. Key responsibilities include developing Ansible playbooks and roles, managing configuration management, and automating deployments using Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, and Packer. The engineer will also handle patch management, security hardening, and troubleshooting complex RHEL environments. Required technical skills include experience with Podman, Docker, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift, or Rancher, as well as shell scripting in Bourne shell, sed, awk, Perl, or Python. The work focuses on infrastructure automation, performance optimization, and maintaining Satellite/Capsule management systems within a secure defense environment.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Red Hat Satellite Server
Python
Bash
PowerShell
Ansible
STIG
SolarWinds
ITIL
Configuration Management
Change Management
Incident Management
Vulnerability Management
NIST
Patch Management
Linux
Security+
Linux Administration
RHEL
CentOS
Ubuntu
AWS
Azure
Python
Bash
Ansible
Terraform
Infrastructure as Code
Docker
Kubernetes
Patching
Security
Production Support