Senior Unix Engineer
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Job Location:
Washington DC, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 107900 - 195050
Posted on:
13 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Senior Unix Engineer to provide systems engineering administration and operational support for the Unix/Linux environment within the Washington D.C office of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This is an exciting opportunity where you will leverage your Linux expertise in a dynamic hybrid role (1-2 days onsite) to maintain harden troubleshoot and optimize Linux based systems across multiple domains.
Key Responsibilities:
- Install configure and maintain Linux-based servers and systems (RedHat).
- Manage system performance monitoring backups and troubleshooting.
- Ensure system security by configuring to CIS recommended baselines and applying patches and updates.
- Collaborate with the other operations teams to configure environments and troubleshoot system-related issues.
- Third party application installation and support
- Monitor and resolve hardware software and networking issues in a timely manner.
- Perform routine system upgrades patching and security compliance checks.
- Provide troubleshooting and technical support for escalated issues.
- Resolve incidents and tasks as assigned.
- Provide emergency response to critical outages or incidents.
- Document system configurations procedures and troubleshooting steps for internal use.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field and 812 years of experience OR a Masters degree with 610 years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Skills commensurate with primary responsibilities described above.
- Solid understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP DNS HTTP/HTTPS VPN etc.).
- Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware Hyper-V etc.).
- Expertise in shell scripting (Bash Python etc.) and troubleshooting.
- Experience with version control tools like Git.
- Expertise in Red Hat Satellite
- Understanding of system security best practices and automation tools.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to complete technical projects independently.
- Strong problem-solving skills along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
- Candidate must be able to meet DoD IAT Level 2 Certification requirements (Currently Security CE CCNA-Security GSEC or SSCP)
Preferred Qualifications
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC-2).
- CompTIA Linux
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Original Posting:
December 17 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107900.00 - $195050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Data Center Experience
- VMware
- NFS
- Solaris
- Linux
- Perl
- SAN
- Shell Scripting
- Chef
- openSUSE
- Puppet
- Oracle
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
