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# Linux Systems Administrator

- **Company:** Elevate Technology Group
- **Location:** Fairfax, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $330,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, CentOS, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Linux, DevOps, General Parallel File Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Deployment, Virtualization Technology, Cloud Platform System, Gitlab, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Data Management, Puppet, Docker, Server Operating Systems & Platforms, Vmware
- **Published:** June 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4e0f8dd74ba826ca

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Virtualization?

## Description

As demand across several long-standing programs continues to grow, they are looking to add a Linux Systems Administrator to their Fairfax, VA team. This is an opportunity to work within a large-scale enterprise environment supporting infrastructure that underpins some of the most technically challenging and important missions.

The role offers exposure to both traditional enterprise platforms and modern cloud-native technologies, making it ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure problems while continuing to develop their technical skillset.

Responsibilites

 * Administering and supporting enterprise Linux environments
 * Maintaining infrastructure across physical, virtual and cloud-based platforms
 * Managing operating system upgrades, patching and security remediation
 * Monitoring system performance, availability and capacity
 * Troubleshooting hardware, operating system and network-related issues
 * Supporting application deployments and infrastructure enhancements
 * Building, testing and validating new server environments
 * Working closely with engineering teams to improve automation, reliability and scalability

What We're Looking For

 * Administering and supporting enterprise Linux environments
 * Maintaining infrastructure across physical, virtual and cloud-based platforms
 * Managing operating system upgrades, patching and security remediation
 * Monitoring system performance, availability and capacity
 * Troubleshooting hardware, operating system and network-related issues
 * Supporting application deployments and infrastructure enhancements
 * Building, testing and validating new server environments
 * Working closely with engineering teams to improve automation, reliability and scalability

Desirable Experience

 * Kubernetes, Docker or containerized environments
 * Cloud platforms and cloud-native architectures
 * Puppet, GitLab or other configuration management tools
 * GPFS / IBM ESS
 * Directory services administration
 * Enterprise storage technologies including SAN and Fibre Channel

Clearance Requirement
Applicants must hold an active TS clearance with SCI eligibility. Candidates already holding TS/SCI are strongly encouraged to apply.

Keywords
Linux Administrator, Linux Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Red Hat, RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Cloud Engineer, DevOps, Puppet, GitLab, Python, Bash, VMware, Storage, SAN, Fibre Channel, TS Clearance, TS/SCI Eligible, Intelligence Community, Defense, Government Contracting.


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