System Administrator (All Levels) - Linux / HPC / Network / Storage

Network | Storage | Platform | HPC

Locations: Maryland or Utah
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
Salary: $100,000–$200,000
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with NSA Full Scope Polygraph REQUIRED
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required
✈️ Travel: None
Employment: Full-Time
Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits + Relocation Assistance

Are You a Cleared Linux Engineer Looking for a More Technical Challenge?

We are looking for experienced Linux System Administrators, Network Engineers, Storage Engineers, Platform Engineers, and HPC professionals to support complex, mission-critical environments in Maryland and Utah.

This is an opportunity to work with highly customized Linux infrastructure, high-performance computing environments, advanced networking, enterprise storage, automation, and mission-critical systems.

If you enjoy troubleshooting difficult technical problems, working with complex infrastructure, and digging deeper when the standard solution doesn't work, this could be an excellent fit.

IMPORTANT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT

You must be a U.S. Citizen with an ACTIVE TS/SCI clearance and NSA Full Scope Polygraph to be considered.

Candidates with a Full Scope Polygraph that was completed more than 7 years ago may still be considered depending on experience and program requirements.

What You'll Do

As part of the infrastructure team, you will:

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot complex Linux environments.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and support Linux operating systems and applications.
• Work with RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, SLES, Ubuntu, and other Linux distributions.
• Manage file systems, networking services, system resources, and applications.
• Diagnose and resolve operating-system and application issues.
• Develop Bash scripts to automate system administration and operational tasks.
• Compile, install, configure, and maintain software applications.
• Support infrastructure automation and configuration-management initiatives.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability.
• Participate in upgrades, maintenance, optimization, and operational support.
• Work closely with engineering and operations teams to resolve complex infrastructure problems.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting solutions.

Regardless of your specialization, all team members contribute to core Linux system administration and mission sustainment activities.

Core QualificationsRequired

• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Active NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• U.S. Citizenship
• Professional Linux system administration experience.
• Experience with one or more major Linux distributions, including:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
  • CentOS
  • Rocky Linux
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
  • Ubuntu
• Linux installation and configuration experience.
• File-system administration.
• TCP/IP networking.
• Operating-system troubleshooting.
• Application troubleshooting.
• Bash scripting.
• Software compilation and installation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a technical team.

Specialized Experience That Will Make You Stand Out

We are particularly interested in candidates with backgrounds in HPC, storage, networking, platform engineering, or large-scale infrastructure .

️ High-Performance Computing

Experience with:

• HPC architectures
• Slurm
• High-speed computing environments
• Large-scale enterprise or mission-critical infrastructure

Networking

Experience with:

• TCP/IP
• Storage networking
• InfiniBand
• Slingshot
• Cisco
• Juniper
• Arista
• Enterprise routing and switching

Storage

Experience with:

• Lustre
• DDN Exascaler
• Storage fabric design
• Storage implementation and support
• Storage performance tuning
• Storage optimization

⚙️ Automation & Configuration Management

Experience with:

• Ansible
• Salt
• Git
• Bash
• Infrastructure automation
• Configuration management

Monitoring & Operations

Experience with:

• Grafana
• Prometheus
• Nagios
• Jira
• Confluence

Emerging Technologies

Experience with or interest in learning:

• E1000 Storage Systems
• Elastic Storage Nodes (ESNs)
• DAOS
• Weka Data Platform

Performance & Benchmarking

Experience with one or more:

• IOR
• iperf
• FIO
• lnet_selftest

Multiple Engineering Backgrounds Welcome

You don't have to be an expert in every technology listed above.

We encourage applications from professionals whose primary background is in:

Linux System Administration
Network Engineering
Storage Engineering
Platform Engineering
HPC Engineering
Infrastructure Engineering

The common requirement is strong Linux administration capability combined with the required TS/SCI + NSA Full Scope Polygraph clearance.

What Makes a Successful Candidate?

The strongest candidates are technical problem-solvers who:

• Take ownership of difficult infrastructure issues.
• Enjoy troubleshooting complex systems.
• Can investigate problems beyond standard procedures.
• Are comfortable working in highly customized environments.
• Learn new technologies quickly.
• Communicate effectively with engineering and operations teams.
• Take pride in system reliability and mission success.
• Want to continuously expand their technical expertise.

Benefits

The position includes a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 3 weeks paid time off
• 11 federal holidays
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• AD&D coverage
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• Relocation assistance

Why Apply?

If you're an experienced cleared Linux or infrastructure professional who wants to work on complex mission-critical systems rather than routine IT environments , this opportunity offers the chance to apply your skills across Linux, HPC, networking, storage, automation, and platform engineering.

Your expertise doesn't need to cover every technology listed. Strong Linux administration skills plus the required clearance are the foundation.

Ready to take on a more technically challenging infrastructure environment?

Qualified candidates with an active TS/SCI and NSA Full Scope Polygraph are encouraged to apply.