TSSCI POLY Sr. Consultant: OpenShift, Ansible & RHEL
Listed on 2026-09-04
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Unix/Linux, Systems Engineer
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Required Skills & Experience
Associates or Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a technical discipline
Experience with Linux system administration, preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 or later
Experience utilizing Red Hat Satellite to deploy and manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation
Experience leading successful modern cloud platform enterprise-level projects
Bare-Metal Infrastructure:
Deep Linux (RHEL) and automated hardware provisioning (BIOS/UEFI, RAID, BMC/Redfish, Kickstart/Cobbler).
Kubernetes/Open Shift: Cluster architecture, lifecycle management (IPI/UPI, Kubeadm), bare-metal deployment patterns (Metal3, Ironic), Day-2 operations, Operators, and Git Ops.
Storage:
Distributed/local storage, RAID/NVMe, performance tuning, and data management/DR (Velero, OADP, Ceph/ODF).
Automation & IaC:
Strong proficiency in Ansible and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Helm). Scripting (Bash, Python, Go).
Security & Compliance:
Linux/Kubernetes hardening (RBAC, SCC, network policies, TLS/PKI), and compliance standards (NIST, CIS).
Observability:
Logging/monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) and advanced platform/network troubleshooting (etcd, kernel, tcpdump).
Knowledge of common Add Ons or third party tools. (Aria/vRealize Suite, SRM, Backup software, Performance tools)
Ability to lead design workshops, create clear documentation, and provide knowledge transfer for Day-0/1/2 planning.
Demonstrated track record of working in a strategic advisory role to senior IT and business executives
Deep expertise in Git
Applied knowledge and experience working in agile, scrum, and Dev Ops teams
Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
IAT Level II Certification (Security+, SSCP, CCNA Security, etc)
Job Description
What you will do:
Implement automated, containerized solutions, with a focus on Red Hat Open Shift. Other areas of focus include, but not limited to, networking, storage, virtualization, security, logging, monitoring, and high availability and system resilience.
Continuously learn, grow, and adapt to new skills and technologies.
Travel weekly, Monday-Friday, to a client site in Jessup, Maryland.
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