Linux Sustainment Engineer

Looking for a career where hard work is valued, and your ideas and feedback are part of the way we operate daily? Want to bring your skills to a company that encourages teamwork and champions continued education and process improvement?

Atlas Tech, a veteran-owned IT company serving multiple DoD customers in support of America’s warfighters, is looking for a Linux Sustainment Engineer supporting the next generation Navy tactical communications systems. We are seeking a motivated, analytical, and detail-oriented engineer to assist our Navy customer in defining, developing, implementing, maintaining, supporting, tuning, and troubleshooting software and hardware infrastructure relating to Linux servers. These key positions are part of a dynamic team fulfilling technical needs of our military and will be responsible for developing software applications that support Navy tactical communications systems. We are seeking motivated, analytical, and detail-oriented computer professionals to join our growing company. If you have a strong Linux background, reinforced with software development and networking knowledge, leverage your passion for software and technology to start a new career with us.

Travel up to 10%

You Will:

• Maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers
• Administer Red Hat virtual machines (KVM) and containers (Docker/Podman)
• Develop software applications in Python (Python preferred; Java or C# experience considered)
• Automate maintenance tasks using shell scripting (Bash)
• Maintain source code in software repositories (Git)
• Assist in management of network devices, including configuration of layer 2 & 3 switches and routers
• Assist subject matter experts with software engineering change requests (ECR) and software installation documentation
• Research and resolve software trouble reports impacting application functionality.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines for IT system security, specifically STIG compliance

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must currently possess and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Level Security Clearance.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Microsoft Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
• Programming/scripting languages (Bash/Python/HTML/etc.)
• Git, GitLab, GitLab Pipelines, Artifactory, Confluence and Jira
• Demonstrated knowledge of hardware specifications found in desktops, laptops, tablets and servers
• Strong documentation and oral communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and balance multiple goals and priorities
• Self-Motivated, strong work ethic and commitment to quality
• A passion for learning about, and working in the IT industry

We’d Be Impressed If You Had:

• Experience with configuration management and automation platforms (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker/Podman, Kubernetes)

Education/Experience:

• BS Degree in relevant technical field or combination of education and experience
• CompTIA Security+
• 8-10 years of Linux system administration experience
• 5 years of software development experience using Python, Java or C#
• Bash and shell script development experience
• Technical documentation experience
• Desired: networking and testing experience
• 3 years’ experience working with a wide range of IT products

Atlas Tech offers a competitive salary, generous benefits package, and an opportunity to make a positive impact in your own community.

“From day 1, I knew Atlas Tech was where I wanted to be. Atlas’ culture embraces creativeness, community involvement, and taking care of their employees. If you’re looking for a great place to work, come join us!” - Blane