Senior Linux Administrator

• You’ll architect and provision the new government-side Linux infrastructure, implement and verify STIGs, and help drive the organization’s CMMC compliance initiative
• You’ll also write the standards and documentation the rest of the team follows, and mentor junior engineers along the way
• Architect, provision, and harden new Oracle Linux and RHEL infrastructure in Azure Government (GCC High)
• Implement and verify STIG hardening; support weekly vulnerability reviews and remediation
• Support the organization’s CMMC compliance initiative and align infrastructure to NIST 800-171
• Build automation for provisioning, configuration, and patch management (Ansible and similar)
• Author standards, procedures, and implementation documentation
• Mentor junior Linux engineers and collaborate daily across cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, network, cloud, and application teams

Nice to Have Azure Government / GCC High experience specifically Terraform, Ansible, or other infrastructure automation NetApp familiarity Experience mentoring or leading within an infrastructure team, Kforce has a client that is seeking a Senior System Administrator in Houston, TX. Key Tasks: Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot on-premise server infrastructure, including Win…

• 8 days ago

Hybrid commercial and government infrastructure (~1,000 Linux servers total, ~130 on the government side). Government environment is fully cloud-based; the new build is greenfield. Collaborative team culture that values engineers who ask questions, follow process, and work cross-functionally - not lone wolves.

• Senior-level Linux administration, especially RHEL and/or Oracle Linux
• Hands-on Microsoft Azure experience (infrastructure provisioning, not just identity administration)
• STIG implementation and verification experience
• Working knowledge of NIST 800-171 and CMMC
• Experience building and hardening infrastructure in secure or regulated government environments
• Strong documentation skills
• Azure Government / GCC High experience specifically
• Terraform, Ansible, or other infrastructure automation
• NetApp familiarity
• Experience mentoring or leading within an infrastructure team

• $58.00-65.00 per hour