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Linux Systems Administrator

Red Arch Solutions


Job Location:

Howard County, MD - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 185000 - 200000
Posted: 29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Red Arch Solutions is hiring a System Administrator on a priority program in Annapolis Junction System Administrator shall be responsible for providing support for a large-scale Linux system including installation of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software day-to-day operations monitoring and problem resolution for all the compute network memory and storage system addition the System Administrator shall maintain the system security integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Position Required Skills:
  • Experience using the Linux CLI
  • Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python
  • Experience in performing System Administration including installation configuration and support of COTS/GOTS/FOSS software in a large-scale Linux cluster environment
  • General technical knowledge regarding compute network memory and storage system components
  • Experience with Red Hat Satellite systems management solution
  • Familiarity using Splunk for ingesting indexing searching monitoring and analyzing big data
  • Experience with the sustainment and support of large Linux clusters including day-to-day operations monitoring and problem resolution
  • Experience configuring and sustaining VMware ESXi/Virtualization environments
  • Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code) principles and automation tools such as SaltStack and Ansible
  • Experience with corporate STE/STN security compliance policies and procedures
  • Experience using system monitoring tools such as HPE One View and Nagios
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Position Desired Skills:
  • Experience with container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
  • Experience with distributed files systems such as Weka CEPH GPFS and HDFS
  • Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools such as Jira and Confluence
Basic Qualifications:
  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph
  • Security
  • Fifteen (15) years experience as a Systems Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope type and complexity is required. Bachelors degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional Systems Administration experience may be substituted for a bachelors degree.
Salary range for this position:$185000-$200000 #CJ

The Red Arch Solutions pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including but not limited to level of position job responsibilities geographic location scope of relevant work experience educational background certifications contract-specific affordability organizational requirements alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.

Red Arch Solutions Benefits Snapshot:

  • 100% paid employee healthcare premiums. CareFirst Advantage Best in Class Benefits.
  • HaloScripts Concierge prescription medication service
  • Generous PTO.
  • 10 % 401K 6% match vested day one and up to 4% profit sharing contribution.
  • Annualized bonus compensation.
  • Spot bonuses for hard work.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • 529 College Saving Plan.
  • College Loan Pay Back Program.
  • 11 Paid Federal Holidays
  • Generous Referral Bonuses.

Red Arch Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

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