Linux Systems Engineer

Job ID: 2512083

Location: ARLINGTON, VA, US

Date Posted: 2025-12-05

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description

Seeking a Senior Systems/Network Engineer, working with a diverse team of contractors, government personnel and subject matter experts, focused on creating and recognizing targeting opportunities and strategies in the cyber-realm. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated and excel in independent and small-team environments, demonstrating strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with minimal supervision.

This is an onsite position located in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting a variety of networks and systems in a mission-critical enterprise environment.
• Excel independently and in small-team environments, demonstrating strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with minimal supervision.
• Proactively seek out opportunities to learn new skills and willingly share knowledge with junior team members.
• Initiative in finding and prioritizing tasks, including security audits and patch management, is essential.
• Excellent communication skills are crucial, particularly in defusing situations and interacting with individuals unfamiliar with technology.
• The role involves collaboration with various government, subcontractor, and SAIC personnel on project-based assignments.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors and 9 years or more experience. Masters and 7 years or more experience. Or 13 years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Security or CISSP certification on day one.
• KEY - Advance knowledge of RedHat Linux and RedHat OpenShift.
• KEY - Expertise in managing Linux servers and infrastructure.
• Expertise virtualization technologies and infrastructure.
• Proficiency in shell scripting and automation using tools like Bash, Python, or Perl.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as n8n, Puppet, or Chef.
• Advance knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP) and troubleshooting network issues. Must be fully conversant in the OSI model.
• Experience with utilizing Digital Certificates for authentication.
• Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing security measures.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve system performance issues.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk and Solarwinds .
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Continuous learning and keeping up-to-date with the latest Linux technologies and trends.
  
  

Desired Certifications, Skills, Expertise:

• Knowledge of UNIX and Linux.
• Experience with Cisco infrastructure equipment.
• Experience working with serial console terminal servers.
• Knowledge of classified communication systems.
• Knowledge of Mac OSX is desired, but not required.
• Knowledge of VPN technology and implementation.
• Working knowledge of popular, legacy, and new social media, blog sites, and mobile applications.
• Working knowledge of deep web and dark web.
  
  

Clearance/Citizenship Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship with an active Top Secret Clearance with ability to obtain SCI (Active and/or PR within last 6 years).
• CI Poly (active or ability to obtain).
  
  

SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .