Senior Specialist, Cyber Infrastructure Systems Engineer (Systems Administrator)

L3Harris

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Work type: On-site
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Salary: $92,500–$171,500 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $154k

This role $132k

$81k most similar roles pay here $202k

This role pays less than 71% of similar roles. Most pay $131,077–$177,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $132k versus about $154k for comparable roles.

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About L3Harris

L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.

L3Harris currently has 513 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Specialist, Cyber Infrastructure Systems Engineer (Systems Administrator)

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Senior Specialist, Cyber Infrastructure Systems Engineer (Systems Administrator) serves as a mid-to-senior level professional responsible for the administration, automation, and sustainment of enterprise Linux-based infrastructure and platform environments. The role involves maintaining secure, reliable, and scalable systems to support mission-critical operations through configuration, patching, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. Key responsibilities include managing virtualized infrastructure using VMware and container platforms like OpenShift. The candidate will utilize Ansible for automation, manage Kubernetes architectures, and operate within a SAFe Agile framework. Required technical skills include Red Hat Enterprise Linux expertise, Python scripting, and experience with tools such as Red Hat Satellite, Splunk, JIRA, GitHub, and Jenkins. This position addresses the challenge of modernizing infrastructure while ensuring cybersecurity compliance across complex systems to support critical defense technology requirements in a high-stakes environment.

Skills

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ansible Kubernetes OpenShift VMware SAFe Python Splunk JIRA GitHub Jenkins CI/CD Red Hat Satellite Linux Scrum

What you'll do

Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems in a production environment.
Manage system configuration, patching, performance tuning, and issue resolution for enterprise infrastructure.
Support virtualized infrastructure using VMware and container platforms like OpenShift.
Automate system administration tasks, configuration management, and application deployment using Ansible.
Manage Kubernetes architecture, including cluster operations and troubleshooting for containerized applications.
Execute work within a SAFe Agile framework, participating in sprint planning and backlog refinement.
Utilize Red Hat Satellite for system provisioning, patch management, and software lifecycle management.
Monitor systems and identify security events using Splunk for log aggregation and operational visibility.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree with 6 years experience, Graduate degree with 4 years experience, or 10 years of relevant experience without a degree.
Must be SCI eligible; Top Secret SCI is preferred.
DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level 2 Professional Certification (Security+ CE or higher) is required.
Experience administering and troubleshooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems in production environments.
Experience supporting virtualized infrastructure using VMware and container platforms like OpenShift.
Experience using Ansible for automation, configuration management, and deployment.
Working knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and experience with containerized applications.
Security clearance.

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