Senior Linux Systems Administrator

Senior Linux Systems Administrator Salary: $165,000 - $196,000 per year Location: Annapolis, MD Minimum Degree: Relocation Assistance: Not Available Do you like to tackle complex software challenges? If you love mastering bare-metal environments, configuring high-performance infrastructure, and automating complex deployments at scale, you're in the right place! We are looking for a Senior Linux Systems Administrator who shares our drive to push boundaries and build secure, data-driven applications that make a real difference. In this role, you will support a high-priority, highly visible malware analysis modernization program. Working within a large software development environment, you will keep mission-critical enterprise systems running flawlessly while implementing the automated infrastructure needed for next-generation cyber analysis, orchestration, and data enrichment products. Required Skills Clearance: Active Fully-Cleared with Poly. Core Systems Admin: Mastery of Linux system administration, architecture, and maintenance. Infrastructure Automation: Strong proficiency utilizing Ansible for configuration management and automated provisioning. Troubleshooting: Extensive, proven experience diagnosing and resolving complex infrastructure and environment bottlenecks. Virtualization & Orchestration: Direct experience deploying and managing environments using VMware and Kubernetes container orchestration. Desired Skills Storage Management: Experience administering enterprise storage arrays, with a strong preference for PureStorage. Database Administration: Operational knowledge and administration of MongoDB. Cisco Networking: Experience architecting, deploying, upgrading, patching, and troubleshooting network solutions utilizing Cisco products. Network Optimization: Skills in diagnosing complex connectivity issues, resolving critical network outages, and eliminating data bottlenecks. Affinity Executive Search