Linux Engineer

About the position Raye IT Consulting, LLC is a 8a certified minority woman-owned IT consulting and technology firm with over 20 years of experience delivering mission-critical programs and support for the Federal Government and large agencies. We specialize in program and project management, capital planning and IT investment portfolio management, infrastructure support, and application development deployment, including IT operations and maintenance. We deliver value through technical and managerial expertise, innovation, efficient processes, executable strategies, and methodologies that generate tangible and measurable results for our clients across the Federal, Civilian, and DoD sectors. Raye IT is looking for an engineer with Linux experience to support the infrastructure of on-premises physical and virtual systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance support for IT systems across Linux infrastructures.
• Implement and maintain system hardening and STIG policies in alignment with client requirements and industry standards.
• Manage VMware vSphere environments, including vCenter, and ESXi, supporting physical and virtual infrastructure across multiple locations.
• Configure, deploy, and manage Linux operating systems within physical servers, ESXi virtual environments, and cloud-based virtual machines.
• Support cloud infrastructure deployments and operations within Azure environments.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes for Linux servers using tools such as Red Hat Satellite and BigFix.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement automation strategies and deployment processes.
• Identify recurring issues and develop process improvements to reduce incident response and outage times.
• Develop, document, and maintain Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Write, modify, and maintain scripts using Python, Perl, Java, C, or similar languages.
• Utilize ServiceNow within an Agile development environment to track work and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the development and maintenance of automated testing frameworks and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of systems administration experience or equivalent transferable technical experience.
• Demonstrated experience administering systems including user account management, server and subsystem configuration, network management, software installation and configuration, backup and recovery operations, and configuration management and routine system maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with Linux system administration, specifically RHEL 7 and RHEL 8.
• Strong understanding of fundamental networking concepts, distributed computing environments, and performance tuning and capacity planning at both hardware and software levels.
• Experience with VMware ESXi and vSphere virtualization methodologies.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes and best practices.
• Security Clearance Requirement: Public Trust

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off