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Platform Engineer; Linux​/Automation) Security Clearance

Job in Washington, District of Columbia, 20022, USA
Listing for: DCI Solutions
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-27
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Unix/Linux, Systems Administrator, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 175000 - 260000 USD Yearly USD 175000.00 260000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Platform Engineer (Linux/Automation) with Security Clearance

Job Description

  • 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 o 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:
  • Data Transformations
  • Operational workflows
  • Operating system patching
  • Security hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting
  • Administer AWS cloud accounts with Terraform o 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
Job Description
  • 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 o 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
  • Operational workflows
  • Administer enterprise Linux servers including:
  • Operating system patching
  • Security hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting
  • Administer AWS cloud accounts with Terraform o 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
Qualification
  • 5+ years of experience with the following:
  • Platform, Automation, and/or Infrastructure engineering o 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)
  • Clearance: TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph Clearance

Job Type: Full-time

$175,000-$260,000

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