Linux Systems Engineer

Trinity Global Consulting

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Chantilly, Virginia, US on site Until 8/22/2026 4+ years exp First posted June 9, 2026 Last posted June 9, 2026
Job description

Duties May Include

  • Design, develop, and support cloud initiatives to address customer-driven needs; manage multiple environments as a Linux SME ensuring compliance with security services and applications.
  • Communicate and mitigate operational issues as received; proactively identify root cause analysis (RCA) of baseline issues and establish feedback loops to the development team.
  • Review user metrics, system health, and overall performance; implement proactive measures to support operational availability as the SME.
  • Provide deployment support as a product SME; perform backfill tasking and develop/maintain troubleshooting script and playbook-based automation processes as necessary.
  • Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation including network diagrams and data flow documentation; collaborate with Enterprise Services to ensure security compliance.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline plus 4-6 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or similar technical role.
  • Active Top Secret security clearance; must be able to obtain and maintain a CI (Counterintelligence) polygraph.
  • Current CompTIA Security+ certification required before start date.
  • Two or more years of experience with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.).
  • Strong Linux background with familiarity with infrastructure management best practices.
  • Familiarity with systems engineering documentation creation (network diagrams, data flows, etc.).
  • Experience working with Agile team collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket.
  • Proactive self-starter with a positive attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills; U.S. citizenship required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Oracle COTS product experience (Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, etc.).
  • Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
  • Experience with Elastic tools (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash).
  • Experience with cloud-based architectures; familiarity with AWS technical performance versus cost management.
  • Familiarity with cross-domain architectures at various classification levels.
  • Experience with automated testing and monitoring; familiarity with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management processes.

Benefits

At Trinity Global Consulting (TGC), we value our employees and provide a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Coverage for eligible employees and family through CareFirst and VSP.
  • Paid Time OffPTO granted in accordance with contract requirements.
  • Paid Holidays11 federal holidays observed annually.
  • Disability & Life Insurance – Short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D coverage included.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Competitive plan managed through Ameritas.
  • Professional Training – Formal training provided as required, with additional learning opportunities based on role.

About this role

Summary

Manage Linux systems, support cloud initiatives, automate processes, ensure security compliance.

Job title

Linux Systems Engineer

Experience level

4-6 years

Minimum experience

4+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Chantilly, Virginia, US; remote work not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

linuxawssecurity+system documentationagile

Preferred skills

kuberneteselastic toolsautomated testingcross-domain architectures

Specializations

linuxcloudautomationsecuritysystems engineering
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Chantilly, VA, USA

On-site City