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# System Engineer Level 3

- **Company:** CTRL,  LLC
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Salary:** $268,341.0 - $315,702.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Computer Clusters, Linux, Distributed File Systems, VMware ESX Servers, General Parallel File Systems, Hadoop Distributed File System, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Nagios, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Virtualization Technology, Weka, Ceph (Software), Scripting, Saltstack, Reliability of Systems, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Atlassian Tools, Docker
- **Published:** May 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8a1befdc92c88b89

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Python?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Bachelor's (Preferred)

## Description

The System Engineer role will support a large-scale Linux environment focused on system administration, automation, virtualization, and infrastructure sustainment within a mission-focused environment supporting the Fort Meade customer. Responsibilities include installation and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, maintaining system security integrity, monitoring compute/network/storage systems, troubleshooting issues, and implementing enhancements to improve system reliability and performance.

Key technical areas include:

 * Linux CLI administration
 * Bash/Python scripting and automation
 * Red Hat Satellite
 * VMware ESXi and virtualization
 * Large-scale Linux cluster operations
 * Infrastructure as Code tools such as SaltStack and Ansible
 * Docker/containerization
 * System monitoring tools including Nagios and HPE OneView
 * Security compliance within STE/STN environments

Desired experience includes Kubernetes, distributed file systems (Weka, CEPH, GPFS, HDFS), and Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.

This role requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph. Unfortunately, CTRL+ is unable to sponsor clearances or polygraph processing for this position, so candidates must already possess the required clearance and polygraph in order to be considered.


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