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# System Engineer LV2 BP

- **Company:** Visionary Technologies Inc.
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Bash Shell, Linux, Hypervisor, Python (Programming Language), OpenStack, PuTTY, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Virtual Machines, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Puppet
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9173084/system-engineer-lv2-bp

## About the Role

* OpenStack experience
 * Linux experience to include: Red Hat 6, 7, 8, and 9
 * Experience with Grafana and Naemon
 * Virtual Machine - Hypervisor
 * Ansible and Puppet
 * MachineShop experience
 * Hypervisor virtual machine experience
 * Python development language
 * Understanding of Return-to-Service (RTS) protocols
 * Familiarity with Pagent and Putty
 * Python development language
 * Bash scripting
 * Daily troubleshooting of Linux, Windows, Red Hat 6, 7, 8, and 9 Operating Systems

## Description

We're seeking a System Engineer (Level 2) with strong Linux and OpenStack expertise to manage virtualized infrastructure, automate operational workflows, and maintain system health across multi-region deployments., * Oversee cross-platform virtual machine lifecycles across Linux hypervisor environments (possibly Windows), optimizing resource allocation and compute capacity.

 * Maintain and manage various versions of OpenStack across multi-region deployments
 * Troubleshoot issues across Agency GOTS OpenStack platforms
 * Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible and Puppet
 * May include developing end-to-end Python and Bash scripts to automate daily operational tasks, reduce manual toil, and streamline system provisioning workflows
 * Manage YUM repos (GOTS repository management)
 * Utilize Naemon and Grafana diagnostic tooling to execute systemic performance analysis and proactively address health degraded states.


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