Linux Engineer (Expert)
About the role
BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world.
Responsibilities
- Perform systems engineering and software development in multiple large enterprise server environments (e.g., Linux, Red Hat, and Rocky OS)
- Provide technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools
- Develop and maintain scripts and tools to automate Linux system administrative tasks
- Ensure Linux systems are configured to meet security and compliance requirements
- Analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities
- Prepare required documentation (program-level and user-level)
- Auxiliary duties include: Provide operational pager/phone duty support, Complete day-to-day Operations & Maintenance tasks, Perform operating system software updates, upgrades and patches
Requirements
- Must have Bachelors degree and 11+ years of relevant experience
- Linux experience, including Red Hat and its derivatives (RHEL, RockyOS)
- Experience in shell (BASH) scripting and manipulating the Linux command line
- Experience providing Linux Administration (O&M) support
- Experience providing Linux Engineering and Infrastructure support
- Experience with configuration management software (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation)
Preferred Skills
- Experience with the following languages: Python and Bash
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), CloudFormation, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
- Experience with cloud computing, including PaaS, IaaS and SaaS
- Experience with CaaS (e.g., Kubernetes and OpenShift)
Benefits
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317
Employee Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; life and accident insurance; an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.