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# System Engineer, Level 2

- **Company:** Adventure Technology Services LLC
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $125,000 - $155,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Ubuntu (Operating System), Information Systems, Linux, Hypervisor, Python (Programming Language), OpenStack, PuTTY, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Virtual Machines, Openstack Neutron, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Information Technology, Cinder (Software), Puppet
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9308347/system-engineer-level-2

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in systems engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline with 14 years of relevant experience as a Systems Engineer OR 19 years of Systems Engineering experience with no degree.
 * Experience with:
 + Red Hat 6, 7, 8, and 9
 + Grafana and Naemon
 + Virtual Machine - Hypervisor
 + Ansible and Puppet
 + OpenStack and YUM knowledge
 * Preferred Qualifications:
 + MachineShop and experience
 + Hypervisor virtual machine experience
 + Experience with Grafana
 + Python development language
 + Experience with Naemon
 + Understanding of Return-to-Service (RTS) protocols
 + Familiarity with Pagent and Putty
 + Python development language
 + Bash scripting, * Salary ranges are determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to: Knowledge, skills, & abilities, Years of experience, Education/Certifications, Program placement, Duties & responsibilities, and Internal equity. More detailed information will be provided once those factors are known and addressed.

## Description

* Daily troubleshooting of Linux, Windows, Red Hat 6, 7, 8, and 9 Operating Systems
 * Ubuntu support
 * Oversee cross-platform virtual machine lifecycles across Linux Windows hypervisor environments (possibly Windows), optimizing resource allocation and compute capacity
 * Design, deploy, and manage multi-tenant enterprise OpenStack platforms
 * Maintain and manage various versions of OpenStack across multi-region deployments
 * 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
 * Troubleshoot issues across Nova, Neutron, Cinder, and Keystone services