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# Systems Engineer

- **Company:** BENZ TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $165,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Ubuntu (Operating System), Linux, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Open Source Technology, OpenStack, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Software Configuration Management, Virtual Machines, Scripting, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Puppet
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=adf6f8e5052a7696

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (versions 6-9) and Ubuntu
 * Experience managing OpenStack in multi-region or multi-tenant environments
 * Proficiency with Ansible and/or Puppet for infrastructure automation
 * Scripting experience in Python and/or Bash
 * Familiarity with YUM repository management
 * Experience with hypervisor-based VM lifecycle management (Linux-based; Windows a plus)

Desired Qualifications

 * Experience with Naemon or similar open-source monitoring platforms
 * Grafana dashboard creation and performance analysis
 * Exposure to GOTS or air-gapped repository environments
 * Experience supporting large-scale government or enterprise Linux infrastructure

## Description

This role supports a large-scale, multi-region Linux and OpenStack environment, handling everything from day-to-day OS troubleshooting to infrastructure automation and capacity management. The engineer will own VM lifecycle operations across hypervisor platforms and drive reliability through monitoring, IaC tooling, and scripted automation. If you thrive in complex, hybrid Linux environments and like building systems that run themselves, this is the role for you., * Troubleshoot and support Linux, Windows, Red Hat (6-9), and Ubuntu operating systems daily

 * Manage cross-platform virtual machine lifecycles across Linux hypervisor environments, optimizing resource allocation and compute capacity
 * Maintain and administer multiple versions of OpenStack across multi-region deployments
 * Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Ansible and Puppet
 * Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate operational tasks, reduce manual toil, and streamline system provisioning
 * Manage YUM repositories across managed environments
 * Utilize Naemon and Grafana to perform performance analysis and proactively address system health degradation