Platform/Automation Engineer (Linux/Automation) – Washington, DC
Listed on 2026-08-05
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IT/Tech
Unix/Linux, Systems Engineer, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Administrator
Platform/Automation Engineer (Linux/Automation) – Washington, DC
Serve as a Platform and Automation engineer for Linux system environments. Provide end-to-end ownership of complex Linux system environments. Work with teams to keep systems running smoothly and securely. Serve as the team's expert and owner for all things systems administration. You are the first line of defense against a variety of server threats. Monitor alerts, triage outages, and come up with plans to solve issues.
Automate processes such as system provisioning, log parsing, data transformations, and operational workflows. Administer enterprise Linux servers including operating system patching and security hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Administer AWS cloud accounts with Terraform. Troubleshoot and debug via the AWS Console and CLI. Handle data storage and indexing systems operations, including monitoring, backup management, and upgrades. Configure and maintain web servers, including monitoring and configuration management.
Design, build, deploy, maintain, and secure platform infrastructure.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience with the following:
Platform, Automation, and/or Infrastructure engineering, Linux engineering, Cloud administration. - Proficient using the following languages for automation, scripting, and/or programming:
Python, Ansible, Bash/go (preferred). - Ability to troubleshoot server hardware failures.
- Applied knowledge in operating system security and hardening.
- Experience in patch/configuration management in enterprise production environments.
- Exposure to operation and configuration of database and web server technologies.
- Experience with automation frameworks specifically Ansible, to write scripts and automate security processes.
- Experience with Kubernetes (preferred).
- Experience with Docker / Containerization / Container Orchestration (preferred).
- Dev Ops and/or CI/CD pipeline experience (preferred).
Required:
Active DoD TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph Clearance Job Type: Full-time
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