Principal Systems Engineer III (Linux)

TMC Technologies is in search of an Principal Systems Engineer III (Linux) to support our federal client. The candidate must be a US citizen and possess an active Top Secret clearance to start due to federal contract requirements. The candidate will be responsible for design deployment testing certification patching addressing interoperability issues not only of the base operating system but for all support libraries components and application dependencies. The position can be performed in either Huntsville AL or Pocatello ID and allows for a hybrid work schedule. Responsibilities and qualities of the Principal Systems Engineer III (Linux) may include:

- Engineer design install implement and configure systems as well as provide ongoing support of the Unix/Linux Infrastructure.
- Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for all Linux environments.
- Create and maintain bare-metal and virtual machines with the appropriate distribution and patch levels of Linux and network configuration using tools that include Satellite Server Ansible and BigFix.
- Create API integration and automation scripts with the Python programming language.
- Provision/configure required software onto servers such as web servers and databases.
- Evaluate improve and maintain the information security throughout the Linux infrastructure.
- Monitor and correct server issues and create recovery processes for failures and performance bottlenecks.
- Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure.
- Possess excellent knowledge base in DNS DHCP LDAP SMTP and integration with Windows to solve technical or functional issues.
- Install configure test and maintain operating systems application software and system management tools.
- Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability.
- Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks identify possible solutions and work with developers to implement those fixes.
- Maintain security backup and redundancy strategies.
- Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks.
- Participate in the design of information and operational support systems.
- Provide 4th level support.
- Build new baselines with the appropriate security and access controls to include DISA STIGS and required security controls. Updated baselines will be required quarterly and new versions within 90 days of the manufacturers release to production and full DISA STIGS.
- Engineer multi factor authentication between Linux environments and the enterprise Windows infrastructure components.
- Engineer solutions for baselines to operate in full standalone mode domain mode and fully integrated mode for all classification levels and enclaves.
- Work with the developers to transition applications from one platform to another to include from physical to virtual and virtual to cloud.
- Work with security components to resolve any security findings or vulnerabilities and apply fixes or updates as well as solutions to achieve closure.
- Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
- Ensure technical documentation exists for all systems and is kept up to date to include inventory and patch levels of all systems to include hostnames property numbers IP addresses enclave number of cores number of processors admin passwords certificates and service accounts on a monthly interval.
- Integrate systems with Windows as it applies to authentication and core services dependencies such single sign-on and Active Directory. Engineer and implement solutions for multi factor authentication with FBI standardized software and hardware.
- Document system configurations to include passwords access controls version number and revision numbers patch levels and inventory to include hostnames TCP/IP addresses number of processors and number of cores memory and license keys.
- Continually transition knowledge to the Government staff through training and assistance on how to use the technology using industry best practices.

Active Top Secret clearance required
Bachelors degree preferred
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience is required
Minimum of Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) is required
Systems Engineer skill set with focus on Unix based systems such as Red Hat Linux and Oracle Linux required