Senior Linux Systems Administrator

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED

Driven to design modern system architectures and automate complex Linux environments?

If you love designing modern system architectures, driving automated scripting solutions, and managing robust hybrid-cloud environments, you’re in the right place! We are looking for a Senior Linux Systems Administrator who shares our drive to push boundaries and transform complex technical requirements into scalable realities.

In this role, you will work within a small, talented, and hardworking Linux team to help design the core architecture and develop solutions that meet critical organizational needs. You will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and troubleshooting Linux instances across multiple networks and distinct infrastructure configurations. If you are a motivated professional who thrives on automating processes, mentoring team members, and thinking outside the box to discover creative solutions, then this role is for you!.

Location Work Environment

• Primary Location: Annapolis, MD
• Work Style: On-site

Compensation Benefits

The annual base salary range for this role is $153,000 - $181,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered may vary based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

, Required Skills

• Clearance: Active Fully-Cleared with Poly

• Compliance Certification: Active DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II baseline certification is mandatory (e.g., Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP).

• Linux Administration: Deep hands-on experience handling enterprise Linux configuration, deployment, system patching, monitoring, and command-line troubleshooting.

• Infrastructure Automation: Proven experience designing, debugging, and executing infrastructure-as-code and automation scripts using Bash, Python, Puppet, and/or Ansible.

• Technical Leadership : Demonstrated ability to work cohesively in a tight-knit team environment and mentor junior engineering staff.

• Collaborative Troubleshooting: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively isolate system issues across diverse technical groups and service owners.

Education Experience

• Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years of professional Systems Administration (SA) experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

• Education : Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university.

• Substitution : Five (5) years of additional systems administration experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree (totaling 15 years of experience).

, Desired Skills

• Practical knowledge of Cloud Service Provider environments, with a specific focus on AWS ecosystem offerings.
• Hands-on experience engineering cloud scaling models, such as AWS EC2 Auto Scaling.
• Familiarity interacting with cloud resources via the command line and SDKs using aws-cli and boto3.
• Proactive motivation to continuously learn, test, and adopt emerging infrastructure technologies.

, About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

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Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.