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# Linux Administrator (SA2) (Government)

- **Company:** AT&T Inc.
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $98,100.0 - $174,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, System Configuration, Software Debugging, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Ansible, Autoscaling, Boto3, HybridCloud, Puppet
- **Published:** August 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/719550982BE542E28435F08A9A233CA7/job/

## About the Role

This position requires office presence a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. Work to be performed at government customer site in Laurel, MD.

Work in an environment where you can help design the architecture and develop solutions to meet organizational needs. Looking for an innovative, and motivated individual to join a small, talented, and hardworking Linux team in a hybrid cloud environment. This team creates, maintains, and troubleshoots Linux instances on multiple networks, in multiple architectures.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on Linux administration and scripting automation experience with knowledge of AWS Cloud technologies is a plus. Candidate must work well in a small team setting, have a desire to automate processes where possible, and a willingness to think outside the box to find solutions., * Strong Linux administration experience including configuring, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, etc.

 * Experience working with diverse teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues
 * Experience creating, debugging, and implementing Bash, Python, Puppet, and/or Ansible automation scripts
 * Ability to work in a team and mentor junior staff
 * Self-motivated and willing to learn new technologies
 * Ability to communicate issues with team members and/or service owners

Desired skills:

 * Experience with AWS, specifically EC2 Auto Scaling
 * Experience with aws-cli and boto3

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph. (#ts/sci) (#polygraph), * Ten (10) years experience as an SA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

 * Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional SA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
 * Certifications: Compliance with DoD 8570.01-M with a minimum certification of IAT Level II (SEC+, CCNA)



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