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# Linux Systems Engineer

- **Company:** General Dynamics Information Technology
- **Location:** Sierra Vista, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $88,130.0 - $117,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Linux, Network Security, Microsoft Software, Security Information and Event Management, Virtualization Technology, VMware Virtualization, Cisco
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b9ea6e308bbf43b9

## About the Role

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Engineer Principal must have:

 * Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
 * Experience: 5+ years of related experience
 * Demonstrated experience working with Internet, web, application, and network security techniques.
 * Possess an IAT level III certification (CASP, SecurityX, CISSP, etc..).
 * A working knowledge of Linux operating systems is required.
 * Knowledge of Elastic would be preferred.
 * Five years' experience writing technical reports related to Authorization & Accreditation (A&A), System Security Plans (SSP), security policies, or guidance.
 * Technical skills: Demonstrated proficiency with Linux, Virtualization platforms and SIEMs.
 * Security clearance level: Secret
 * Role requirements: Literate in popular flavors of Linux. A keen understanding of virtualization platforms is strongly preferred., 5 + years of related experience
 * may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

IAT III - Cisco, CompTIA, Microsoft.
Travel Required

Less than 10%
Citizenship

## Description

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Systems Engineer Sr. and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you., As a Systems Engineer Senior, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of US Army/NETCOM. You will play a crucial role in the engineering and support of the U-SIEM task..

 * Support the U-SIEM Engineering Team and its customers to ensure mission deliverables are met.
 * Collaborate with with the members of the team and coordinate with the customer as directed by the Task Lead.
 * Drive timely completions of work with the ability to adapt to changes in tasking assignments.
 * Solve varies technical issues.
 * Adapt to new technical challenges through research and professional abilities. Work effectively as part of a large, distributed team.
 * Utilize Linux OS platform, VMWare virtualization and SIEMs as part of your day to day responsibilities.


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