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# LINUX Systems Administrator SA2 or SA3 -TS/SCI w/ Poly Security

- **Company:** POWER3 SOLUTIONS, LLC
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Linux, DevOps, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Storage Area Network (SAN), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Linux System Administration, Ansible, Virtual Machines, Scripting, Firewalls (Computer Science), Kubernetes, Apache Nifi, Puppet, Cisco, Docker
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9119053/linux-systems-administrator-sa2-or-sa3-tssci-w-poly-security

## About the Role

* 10 years (SA2) -15 years (SA3) experience.
 + 5 years of experience can be substituted for a degree.
 * CWIP IAT Level 2 (SA2) or Level 3 (SA3).

Required

 * Heavy Linux administration experience.
 * Experience using Ansible (playbooks) or comparable tools.
 * Experience with cross-domain solutions or NiFi.
 * Experience with integrated processing environments such as a Storage Area Network .
 * Configure Cisco / Palo Alto Switches Firewalls
 * Knowledgeable with virtual machines
 * Setting up IPSEC Tunnels/VPN Tunneling
 * Knowledgeable with Scripting (Bash/Other)
 * Automation
 * Cabling, Documentation, Rack & Stack
 * IAVA Patching
 * STE/STN

Preferred

 * Experience with DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, SALT, Puppet desirable



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