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Linux Engineer with Security Clearance

NeoMax
Herndon, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/6/2026
We are looking for a System Engineer to join our technology-based program. You will have a minimum of 11 years of experience and a bachelor's or master's degree. This program will deliver engineering services for network infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center hosted servers, multi-Cloud services as well as virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflow that function both on customer premise, and via remote Cloud services. Network infrastructure engineering services are comprised of core infrastructure, voice and video engineering, field engineering, application management and development for networks, network analytics, firewalls, network access controls and bandwidth service delivery. This is a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience to recruit and develop provide top talent and solutions on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government. Required Skills

  • Linux including Red Hat and its derivatives (CentOS, 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
  • Perform systems engineering and software development in multiple large enterprise server environments (e.g., Linux, Red Hat, CentOS and Rocky OS)
  • Provide technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools
  • Analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities
  • Prepare required documentation (program-level and user-level)
  • Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures
  • Support the customer in the development and maintenance of systems baseline
  • Assess server loads and work with technical leads to develop tuning recommendations
  • Provide operational pager/phone duty support- Complete day-to-day Operations & Maintenance tasks
  • Perform operating system software updates, upgrades, and patches Desired Skills
  • Experience with the following languages: Python and Bash
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), CloudFormation, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
  • Experience with configuration management software (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Experience with cloud computing, including PaaS, IaaS and SaaS
  • Experience with CaaS (e.g., Kubernetes and OpenShift) About Us

NeoMax is a minority owned small business that specializes in DevOps, Data Science, and Cybersecurity IT solutions. With over ten years of experience in research, engineering and development, we take a “big picture” approach to meeting our business needs, prioritizing both technical and soft skills in the workplace for improved performance. We create a thriving work environment that enables us to provide excellent support to our customers. We encourage and respect each other, just as we are encouraged and respected by our leadership. We are committed to contributing to the health of the organization by ensuring our words and actions align with our core values of Integrity, Diversity, Empowerment, Ambition and Service. We recognize that we represent the company in all aspects of our professional interactions, and we treat individuals external to our organization with the same respect that we treat each other.

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