Linux System Engineer (Top Secret/SCI with agreement to obtain CI Poly Clearance Required)

About the role

North Point Technology is looking to hire a Linux Systems Engineer to support a mission-critical enterprise identity and access management environment. This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the willingness and ability to obtain a CI Polygraph within the customer's timeline. The ideal candidate will combine strong Linux systems expertise with cloud and networking knowledge to sustain and improve a complex, multi-environment operational platform serving external organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier II support in resolving customer-facing issues
• Perform root cause analysis and mitigation for operational problems, and communicate findings to development teams to establish effective feedback loops
• Act as a subject matter expert reviewing user metrics, system health, and overall performance, implementing proactive measures to ensure operational availability
• Develop scripts to automate operational tasks, leveraging playbook-based automation
• Manage both COTS and GOTS software products across multiple environments
• Coordinate with Enterprise Services teams to maintain compliance with security requirements
• Interface with customers and external technical teams to diagnose and resolve access issues

Required Skills/Experience

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) including S3, EC2, and Reserved Instances
• Troubleshooting network-related issues at OSI model layers 4–7
• Systems engineering documentation including network diagrams and data flow diagrams
• Agile team collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket
• Linux system administration and infrastructure management best practices

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Identity Federation, Single Sign-On, and authorization technologies including SAML, OIDC, OAuth, Kerberos, and smart card/CAC authentication
• Oracle COTS products including Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, and Oracle WebLogic
• Kubernetes
• Scripting languages including Bash and Python
• LDAP directory services
• ELK stack including Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana
• Cloud-based architectures beyond AWS
• Cross-domain architectures
• Automated testing and monitoring
• Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or Master's degree
• CompTIA Security+ (current, required before start)
• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
• Willingness and ability to obtain a CI Polygraph within the customer's timeline
• U.S. citizenship required