Linux Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Duties May Include

• Design, develop, and support cloud initiatives to address customer-driven needs; manage multiple environments as a Linux SME ensuring compliance with security services and applications.
• Communicate and mitigate operational issues as received; proactively identify root cause analysis (RCA) of baseline issues and establish feedback loops to the development team.
• Review user metrics, system health, and overall performance; implement proactive measures to support operational availability as the SME.
• Provide deployment support as a product SME; perform backfill tasking and develop/maintain troubleshooting script and playbook-based automation processes as necessary.
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation including network diagrams and data flow documentation; collaborate with Enterprise Services to ensure security compliance.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus 4-6 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or similar technical role.
• Active Top Secret security clearance; must be able to obtain and maintain a CI (Counterintelligence) polygraph.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification required before start date.
• Two or more years of experience with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.).
• Strong Linux background with familiarity with infrastructure management best practices.
• Familiarity with systems engineering documentation creation (network diagrams, data flows, etc.).
• Experience working with Agile team collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket.
• Proactive self-starter with a positive attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills; U.S. citizenship required.

Desired Qualifications

• Oracle COTS product experience (Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, etc.).
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience with Elastic tools (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash).
• Experience with cloud-based architectures; familiarity with AWS technical performance versus cost management.
• Familiarity with cross-domain architectures at various classification levels.
• Experience with automated testing and monitoring; familiarity with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processes.

Benefits

At Trinity Global Consulting (TGC), we value our employees and provide a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Coverage for eligible employees and family through CareFirst and VSP.
• Paid Time Off – PTO granted in accordance with contract requirements.
• Paid Holidays – 11 federal holidays observed annually.
• Disability & Life Insurance – Short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D coverage included.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Competitive plan managed through Ameritas .
• Professional Training – Formal training provided as required, with additional learning opportunities based on role.