Linux System Administrator
Listed on 2026-10-12
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, IT Support, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Administrator
CITIZENSHIP:
United States Citizen
WITH CI Poly
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
None
Clearance Type:
Top Secret/SCI
WORK LOCATION:
Chantilly, VA
JOB CATEGORY:
Information Technology
JOB TYPE:
Full-Time
REQUISITION
-047
E&M Technologies, Inc. is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. E&M provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
E&M Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking a Linux System Administrator to join our team in Chantilly, VA in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The NGA delivers world-class geospatial intelligence that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, military service members, intelligence professionals, and first responders.
Job Responsibilities- Design, develop, and support cloud initiatives to support customer driven needs.
- Responsible for user account management and infrastructure requirements.
- Maintain program owned applications in support of a collaborative environment (JIRA, Atlassian, Bit Bucket, Rocket Chat).
- Work as a SME to define network requirements, user metrics, maintenance of our PPSM, and support to development needs.
- Responsible for infrastructure patching and OS baseline hardening.
- Manage several environments as a Linux SME providing overall support to the program and working with Enterprise Services to ensure compliance with security services and applications.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline plus 2‑4 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or similar technical role.
- Security+ Certified.
- Proactive self‑starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Two or more years of experience with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.).
- Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (VDDs, network diagrams, data flows, etc.).
- Experience working with Agile Team Collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Rocket Chat.
- Strong Linux background and familiarity with best practices of infrastructure management.
- All candidates must be US CITIZENS to be considered for the position.
- Must have and be capable of maintaining a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance at the required level.
- Experience with AWS and other cloud vendors.
- Experience with Amazon Web Services technical performance versus cost management.
- Experience with cloud-based architectures.
Up to $95K USD
The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. E&M considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
This role is a U.S.
-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
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