Linux Engineer
Location: Springfield, VA
Clearance: TS/SCI
Citizenship: US Citizenship Required
Whether running countries, corporations, or courtrooms, our clients bear the responsibility for shaping the lives of millions. At Intellectix, we are on a mission to empower them with innovative technical solutions and drive transformational change. As a Linux Engineer, you'll be the cornerstone of this mission, ensuring the security of crucial data, optimizing IT infrastructure, and simplifying business processes through cutting-edge software systems. Because at Intellectix, it's not what we do, it's why we do it.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develops technical solutions for the management of networks, software, hardware, configurations, and architectures
- Trains end users on the proper use of hardware and software
- Monitors and tunes systems to achieve optimum performance levels
- Leads efforts to ensure data/media recoverability by following a schedule of system backups archive operations
- Ensures that performance and security of computers meet the needs of network users
- May coach and provide guidance to less experience professionals
- Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, ICMP, ssh and SNMP
- Responsible for provisioning virtual and physical servers or workstations
- Knowledge of repository management practices, patch administration, and vulnerability remediation
- May serve as a team or task lead
- Administering systems using automation and scripting tools to include CLI, Ansible, or various coding languages
- Skilled in system administration tasks such as file system, network, and account troubleshooting
- Familiarity with VMWare and SAN management and concepts
- Evaluates existing systems and plans long-term strategies
- Conducts advanced audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with standards, policies, and guidelines
- Ensures workstation/server data integrity by implementing standard software and hardware solutions
- Performs advanced software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages
- Troubleshoots complex system hardware and software issues
Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
- Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar relevant degree or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of related experience as a Linux Administrator
Preferred Certifications:
- Security+ Certification
- Linux+ Certification
- Additional Linux certifications (RHCSA, RHCE and LPIC) desired
- Network+ Certification
Join Intellectix and be part of a dynamic team that thrives on tempo, teamwork, and technical excellence. Your skills and expertise will contribute to creating a safer and smarter tomorrow.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
