Senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Engineer

Duration: FTE

Shift:  MST Hours (Standard)

Location:   Colorado Springs, CO ONSITE

Security Clearance:
•    An active Secret clearance is required. Candidates must already hold an active clearance to be considered. It is also fine to submit candidates with a higher-level clearance; however, Maximus will not be able to maintain or sponsor those clearances.
Review & Interview Process:
•    Resumes will be reviewed by the Maximus recruiting team. They will contact candidates directly to verify security clearance details and confirm eligibility for the position.
•    After speaking with the Maximus recruiting team, candidates will need to apply through the Maximus careers portal. If everything checks out, their resume will be forwarded to the hiring manager for interviews.
•    Once a candidate accepts an offer, their clearance will be transferred to TSA. Historically, this process has taken anywhere from one to seven months, and Maximus will not have visibility into the timeline.
Attachments
•    IT Professional Candidate Screening Template- Please complete and submit this form along with any candidate resume. You may leave the "Security Clearance Verification" section blank.
Maximus Benefits
•    Maximus Benefits
Additional Job Details
•    If the job description requires seven years of experience, candidates with less than seven years will be rejected by the project team.
•    If a candidate has experience with a comparable technology, please feel free to submit them but call it out in the supplier notes. For example, MQ is the preferred technology for the Sr. MQ Engineer but the team is open to reviewing candidates who have worked with similar tools and technologies.
•    This project has already been awarded, so the team has the ability to move quickly and extend offers immediately.
•    Candidates who are not currently local may still be considered; however, relocation assistance is not guaranteed.

Description & Requirements

Empower mission-critical systems and safeguard our Homeland with Maximus—where innovation meets opportunity.

 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior RHEL Engineer to join our team. As a Senior RHEL Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the deployment and management of Red Hat OpenShift clusters, ensuring high availability and security. This role involves developing and maintaining automation scripts for system provisioning, configuration management, and deployment.

 

This position is on-site, five days a week and requires an active Secret clearance.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS136, T4, Band 7

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Architect and deploy containerized applications using Red Hat OpenShift, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.
- Implement and optimize monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Loki, Grafana) for real-time tracking of application health.
- Transition OpenShift cluster operations from connected to partially disconnected environments, ensuring seamless deployment of critical security updates.
- Automate cluster provisioning and scaling to reduce deployment time and minimize human error.
- Manage and optimize multi-cluster OpenShift environments across production and development clusters, ensuring 99.99% uptime.
- Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and update documentation to improve team expertise in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Manager and Kubernetes management.
- Integrate Red Hat Satellite for efficient patch management and system updates across multiple environments.
- Develop and implement disaster recovery plans and backup strategies for critical systems.
- Configure and manage network services (e.g., DNS, DHCP, NFS) within RHEL environments.
- Perform kernel tuning and system optimization to enhance performance and reliability.
- Implement and manage security policies using SELinux and firewall configurations.
- Conduct root cause analysis for system failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Implement and manage cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and network security.
- Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage to ensure cost efficiency and performance.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing of applications in cloud environments.

 

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

 

- An active Secret Clearance is required.

- Due to federal requirements, only US Citizens can be considered. Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.

- 12+ years of experience with 7+ years working directly with RHEL. Candidate should show clear career progression in RHEL engineering.

- Demonstrated focus on system integrations and DevOps

- 4+ years should include hands on OpenShift experience.

- Participation in a rotational on-call schedule is required, so candidates must reside within a commutable distance.

- Additional tasks to be assigned as needed.

 

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Recent experience under DHS

- RedHat certifications - RHCE, RedHat Certified - OpenShift, RHCSA, etc