Senior Linux & DevOps Engineer in Leesburg

• NOC Architecture & Platform Design

• Architect and deploy end-to-end NOC monitoring and logging ecosystems that support scalable, reliable operations.
• Design highly available, Linux-based infrastructure that can grow with business needs while maintaining performance and resilience.
• Evaluate, select, and implement open-source monitoring and observability tools such as Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack to provide actionable insights across systems.

• Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Develop automation for deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management of monitoring and observability platforms.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code practices using Ansible, Python, Bash, or similar tools to reduce manual work and improve consistency.
• Establish configuration management standards and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.

• Monitoring & Observability Engineering

• Design alerting strategies that focus on actionable, low-noise alerts to help teams respond efficiently.
• Build and maintain logging aggregation and analysis platforms to provide clear visibility into system health.
• Integrate monitoring and observability systems seamlessly with existing infrastructure and platform services.

• Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

• Produce clear, practical technical documentation for architectures, platforms, and operational procedures
• Support the transition of platform ownership to the NOC Operations team, ensuring they can manage and maintain systems confidently.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Linux & DevOps Engineer to spearhead the design, build-out, and tooling of our NOC. This is a greenfield role focused on architecture, tooling, automation, and implementation. The ideal candidate is a hands-on Linux and open-source expert with deep experience building scalable monitoring and observability platforms., * 5+ years of senior-level Linux systems engineering experience with expert proficiency in RHEL, Ubuntu, or CentOS.

• Deep experience with monitoring and observability tools, including Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios/Icinga, ELK Stack, and Graylog.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash, or similar .
• Solid networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SNMP, BGP, and OSPF.
• Experienced with troubleshooting tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, and mtr.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.

Key Attributes:

• Infrastructure-focused architect with an automation-first mindset, comfortable building platforms from the ground up.
• Primarily a builder and technical leader rather than a people manager, focused on designing and delivering scalable systems.

We seek the best-and-brightest professionals at all levels so offer highly competitive compensation, benefits and bonus plans. Company-sponsored benefits include: 6% 401(k) company match; 100% health care premium subsidy for employees, 75% subsidy for dependents; Anthem medical, PPO, HDHP/HSA, HCFSA, DCFSA, Guardian dental, Life and coverage; 3 weeks' vacation; 2 weeks sick leave, and 11 holidays.

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