Remote: Hybrid/Remote work may be an option
Salary: $60-80/hr
Location: Pensacola, FL, Dulles, VA, Arlington, VA
Clearance: Top Secret or Secret
We are seeking a Senior Linux Engineer to apply current technologies to the design, development, evaluation and integration of computer information systems and networks to maintain system security. The candidate must be willing to work a fixed shift schedule OR support 3rd shift (11pm-7am)
Qualifications:
- Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in related technical field.
- Candidate must have 6 – 8 + years of industry experience.
- Knowledge of Red Hat version 6 or 7 (rhel6/rhel7) with the ability to engineer, install, administer and maintain
- Highly skilled in Linux-related scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.)
- Experience analyzing and evaluating the security of new and existing IT systems and the procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction
- Kernel infrastructure understanding in a Linux environment
- Experience analyzing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of Information technology and security controls that are in place
- Knowledge and understanding of operating systems, networks and services
- Experience evaluating security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information
- Manage changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes
Responsibilities:
- Works with commercial computer product vendors in the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art secure COTS applications, operating systems, networks and database products and technology.
- Provides security engineering and integration services to internal customers.
- Involved in a wide range of issues including secure architectures, secure electronic data traffic, network security, information security and privacy.
- Develops security systems for any manual or automated systems environments.
- Responsible for ensuring the protection of company data against unauthorized disclosure, accidental or intentional loss of data, or unauthorized modification.