Linux Engineer with Security Clearance

Linux Engineer
Secret clearance
Offutt AFB Nebraska Direct Hire
Certification: DOD 8570 Information Assurance Technical Level II (or higher) is required (e.g., Security + CE, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP)
$140k-$160k
Direct Hire SAIC ALTA IT Services is seeking a Red Hat Linux Engineer candidate who are passionate about craftsmanship, teamwork, and delivering user capability to join the client supporting the Air Force weather community on the Technology Application Development & Sustainment (TADS) contract. The candidate that fills this role will be expected to perform the following:

• Perform as primary assigned engineer to prepare and implement technical solutions to address customer requirements.

• Coordinate requirements based on information gathered from customer-provided documentation, customer interviews, and affected lines of service.

• Develop project definitions and engineering estimates to include cost estimates and cost-benefit analysis.

• Manage and/or perform implementation for approved technical solutions.

• Participate in all phases of the development life cycle with emphasis on the planning, analysis, testing, and acceptance phases.

• Design and prepare technical reports and related documentation.

• Prepare briefings and prepare updates on project/task status.

• Prepare purchase requests and configuration management documentation.

• Attend Integrated Product Team (IPT) meetings with government customers to learn of new requirements.

• Interact with the customer to determine customer needs and ensure what is implemented meets those needs.

• Provide technical expertise, respond to tasking's, etc.

• Build UNIX / Linux servers, ensure security requirements are met, test servers/systems/software/hardware, and integrate/install them into the production environment.

• Ensure all necessary documentation to operate and maintain the equipment and/or software is provided to the Operations Division team members.

• Perform performance monitoring and provide documentation of issues and recommendations to Operations Division team members. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• CLEARANCE: Secret

• DOD 8570 Information Assurance Technical Level II (or higher) is required (e.g., Security + CE, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, SSCP)

• Bachelor's degree with 5-7 years, Master's degree with 3-5 years, PhD 0-2 years or 8+ years relevant working/ military experience. 4 additional years in lieu of degree can be considered.

• Experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x / 8.x, VMware VSphere 6.x and higher, Red Hat Satellite 6.7 and higher

• Experience with Automation/Configuration Management for Linux (Puppet/Ansible)

• Experience with Containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and Container Orchestration (Tanzu/OpenShift)

• Experience with vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations.

• Working understanding of system engineering processes and tasks including requirements gathering, creating a technical solution, implementation, and test/verification.

• Experience with System integration (hardware, software, network, and database)

• Experience with multi-hardware system operation, performance, and system effectiveness

• Experience with SAN hardware layout and configuration.

• Experience with system security, Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)

• Experience with system engineering tools, Visio

• Strong technical writing skills