Linux Engineer with Security Clearance

Apex Systems is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer to join our Submarine Trainer Development Team supporting the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI. You will work with latest generation Intel based servers, Linux cluster configurations and virtualization architectures including Red Hat KVM. You will be responsible for designing, installing, monitoring, optimizing, and troubleshooting our large-scale System of Systems architecture building high-fidelity simulation, training, and analysis products for the US Navy. If interested please email Erica Mokun, with a copy of your resume. Salary Range: $102,400 - $145,600 Onsite : Newport Rhode Island The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, the client considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such Clearance Requirement: Candidates must be US citizens able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment The responsibilities for this position are to design, develop, install, and integrate submarine training systems. Qualified applicants will perform the following tasks: Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, system services, application software and system management tools for Linux systems, both natively and within virtual machines
Work with team to monitor and test applications, virtual machines, and containers to identify issues with installation and performance.
Troubleshoot Information Technology (IT) Systems to diagnose and suggest/implement potential solutions.
Support physical hardware installation of IT computing equipment and cabling at both local and remote sites. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of experience OR Master's Degree with 3 years of experience OR High School diploma with 9 years' experience may be accepted in lieu of degree
Familiar with bash scripting.
Familiar with virtualization technologies, preferably Red Hat KVM (e.g., Red Hat KVM, VMware, libvirt/virsh)
Familiar with Networking (OSI Network Layers, TCP/IP, DHCP)
US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
Ability to work on site at Middletown RI.
Preferred Qualifications: Active Security Clearance
Current IAT Level I Certifications
Network+
Security+
Linux+ Experience with Cisco switch/router configuration development and deployment
Experience with System Build Automation Tools (Linux kickstart, Puppet, Windows Deployment Server (WDS)
Computer/Electronics Hardware knowledge
Intel server configurations
Configuration management experience with both centralized and distributed version control systems (e.g., SVN and Git)
Experience with submarine tactical systems.
Navy junior officer experience.