CareerPlan

Linux System Administrator – Mid Level (TS/SCI)

Herndon, VA, USFull-time$102k–$150k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-11
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Mid-level Linux System Administrator managing private cloud infrastructure, big data platforms, and physical/virtual servers for mission support.

Role type

Senior IC Linux System Administrator

Builds

Private cloud and big data platform (OpenStack, Hadoop, Kubernetes) for special operations analysts

Domain

Defense/Intelligence, Cloud Infrastructure, Big Data

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Linux system administration (RHEL/Rocky/Alma), OpenStack, virtualization (VMware/Proxmox), cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), security remediation, hardware integration, GitLab, endpoint security tools, Python scripting

Preferred skills

RHCSA/RHCE, STIG compliance, CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Podman, Kubernetes/Nomad, Big Data stacks (Hadoop/Elasticsearch), GPU virtualization

Technologies

RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, OpenStack, VMware, Proxmox, AWS, Azure, GCP, GitLab, Tenable Nessus, Trellix, Flexera, Carbon Black, ArcSight, Hadoop, HDFS, YARN, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, Nomad, Docker, Podman, Packer

Responsibilities

Monitor and resolve hardware/software outages, support OpenStack tenants via chat, implement cybersecurity remediations, upgrade/deploy applications, integrate new hardware into clusters, update procedures/documentation, plan hardware recapitalization

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC