Linux Systems Engineer

Connecting and Protecting People, Microwave Products Group (MPG) is a leading global provider of mission-critical engineered electronic components and subsystems comprised of five business units in six manufacturing locations. Our brand names are recognized globally including: BSC Filters, York, UK;
Criteria Labs, Austin, TX;
Dow-Key Microwave, Ventura, CA;
Pole/Zero, West Chester, OH;
Espy, Austin, TX; and K&L Microwave, Salisbury, Maryland and Dominican Republic.
Our expertise is the design and manufacture of communications-based specialty products - engineered components and subsystems - for demanding military, space, commercial aerospace/industrial, and telecom infrastructure applications where function and reliability are crucial.

As a Linux Systems Engineer at Espy, you will be part of a small but growing team creating state-of-the‑art systems that provide critical signals intelligence to government customers. You will be responsible for creating and supporting Linux installations for Espy’s server and workstation products and take the lead on ensuring our products meet cybersecurity requirements (CMMC). You will have the opportunity to keep up with latest advances in computing hardware, operating systems, and other software technologies as we constantly adapt to a fast‑moving environment and increase the value of our products.

• Develop and maintain installation procedures for our Linux‑based products (servers and workstations). Maintain BIOS settings, drivers, dependencies, desktop customizations to provide an exceptional user experience. Ensure systems meet mission performance and cybersecurity requirements.
• Analyze hardware platforms and advise on selection of components (CPU, RAM, disks, RAID controllers, GPU, network devices, etc.) for our products and development systems.
• Tune Linux development and production systems to optimize performance on file system, CPU/GPU processing, encryption, and networking.
• Administer multiple Linux development systems (local and remote); coordinate with software development team and corporate IT to ensure systems meet requirements for both.
• Remote IT troubleshooting for colleagues and customers working on deployed product systems.
• Stay current of industry advances and professional education, embrace the emergence of new technologies.
• Work independently with sound professional judgement to overcome obstacles and complete tasks on time by leveraging collaboration, delegation, and leadership skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant technical area preferred:
  Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Management Information Systems.
• Minimum 10 years industry experience.
• Expertise in provisioning Linux server and desktop systems (CentOS, Rocky, Ubuntu).
• Highly skilled in Linux scripting languages (bash, python).
• Thorough understanding of computer architecture and performance.
• Experience with virtualization and containerization.
• Experience integrating NVIDIA GPUs for signal processing workloads.
• Familiarity with specialized I/O hardware (SDRs, capture cards, multi‑port NICs).
• Experience with Zero Tier, Starlink, and other mesh networking tools.
• Experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).
• Preferred:
  Familiar with Linux software development environment (git, C++, python).
• Preferred:
  Willingness to travel 2–3 times per year.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance (sponsorship available).
• Experience with applying DISA STIGs, CIS benchmarks, or other hardening standards.
• Familiarity with CMMC Level 2 / NIST 800‑171 compliance environments.
• Ability to track and patch CVEs/IAVAs for Linux packages.
• Experience with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.) for system configuration and compliance enforcement.
• Comfort with CI/CD pipelines in a Linux context.
• Experience deploying Linux systems at scale across enterprise and tactical environments.
• Bonus:
  Understanding of high‑performance Linux systems in RF data collection and analysis environments is a plus.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrated ability to clearly present information through the spoken and written word with all levels of an…