Senior Linux Systems Administrator

Job Description ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

We are looking for an innovative, motivated Linux Systems Administrator & Automation Engineer to join a small, tight-knit, and talented team operating in a hybrid cloud environment. In this role, you won't just be maintaining systems; you’ll actively help design architectures, engineer automated solutions, and tackle complex infrastructure challenges across multiple networks and environments. If you thrive in a collaborative space, naturally look to automate repetitive tasks, love figuring out how things work, and enjoy mentoring others along the way, you’ll fit right in with the Nyla team.

The annual base salary range for this role is $159,000-$188,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

• Linux Administration: Deep hands-on experience configuring, patching, hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting Linux instances across diverse architectures.
• Automation & Scripting: Strong experience writing, debugging, and implementing production automation scripts using Bash, Python, Puppet, and/or Ansible.
• Collaborative Problem-Solving: Proven ability to partner across multidisciplinary teams to diagnose issues, resolve complex technical challenges, and communicate transparently with service owners.
• Mentorship & Growth: A self-motivated mindset with a genuine desire to continuously learn new technologies and mentor junior team members.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 10
+ years of professional software development experience OR High School Diploma / GED
, PLUS 15
+ years of hands-on technical software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.

• Experience designing, deploying, or managing cloud environments in AWS
  , specifically utilizing EC2 Auto Scaling
  .
• Hands-on proficiency with aws-cli and boto3 for automated AWS resource management.

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

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