Linux Systems Engineer

Abile Group has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Linux Systems Engineer on a 10 year contract providing User Facing and Data Center Services supporting an Intelligence Community customer. All the personnel on the team will work together to support innovative design engineering procurement implementation operations sustainment and disposal of user facing and data center information technology (IT) services on multiple networks and security domains at multiple locations worldwide to support the IC mission.

The right candidate will possess the belowskills and qualificationsand be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally.

• Designs implements and maintains enterprise Linux-based infrastructure in both on-premises and virtualized environments.
• Administers maintains and optimizesNutanix hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) includingAHVPrism Central andPrism Element to support enterprise Linux workloads.
• Collaborates with infrastructure teams to provision configure and manage virtual machines storage networking and cluster resources within Nutanix environments.
• Develops and maintains automation solutions using Ansible and scripting languages (e.g. Bash Python).
• Standardizes system configuration patching and deployment processes through Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
• Administers and supports Red Hat ecosystem tools including Satellite and Capsule.
• Integrates and manages authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g. OAuth SSO identity providers).
• Supports the development of dashboards and observability solutions using tools such as Grafana and Zabbix.
• Monitors troubleshoots and optimizes Linux systems and Nutanix infrastructure for performance availability and capacity.
• Troubleshoots complex system virtualization storage networking and integration issues across distributed environments.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to improve system reliability scalability security and operational efficiency.
• Documents system architecture processes automation workflows and infrastructure standards.
• Contributes to continuous improvement initiatives including automation maturity platform modernization and operational best practices.

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with eligibility to obtain CI poly.

Degree and Years of Experience: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education technical training or work/military experience.

• 5 years of experience administering and engineering Linux systems in enterprise environments including experience supporting enterprise virtualization platforms such as Nutanix.

Required Skills:

• Solid understanding of Linux system administration fundamentals (networking storage security and OS internals).
• Strong expertise in configuration management and automation using Ansible.
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash Python or similar) for automation and tooling.
• Experience managing Red Hat-based environments (RHEL Satellite Capsule or similar tools).
• Hands-on experience administering Nutanix HCI environments including AHV Prism Central Prism Element virtual machine lifecycle management storage networking and cluster operations.
• Experience deploying managing and troubleshooting Linux virtual machines in Nutanix environments.
• Understanding of virtualization hypervisor technologies storage and networking concepts.
• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure virtualization and performance issues.
• Experience implementing security best practices in Linux environments.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.

DesiredSkills:

• Experience with Nutanix advanced capabilities such as Files Objects Flow Calm or Disaster Recovery.
• Experience with Nutanix automation using APIs PowerShell or Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Experience with load balancing devices such as HAProxy or F5.
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization concepts (e.g. OAuth LDAP SSO).
• Experience with observability and dashboarding tools such as Grafana and Zabbix.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration with infrastructure automation.
• Experience with VMware-to-Nutanix migration or hybrid virtualization environments.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Abile Group founded in July 2004 to support the Intelligence Community and its contractors across Enterprise Analytics IT & Systems Engineering and Program & Project Management merged with Valiant Solutions in January 2026 - an established provider of cybersecurity technologies and services for Federal Agencies since 2005. Together this partnership creates a stronger more integrated cybersecurity organization with expanded opportunities for employees deeper technical collaboration and a unified mission. With significant experience serving the Federal Government we remain dedicated to our employees and clients and seek highperforming professionals who excel at providing guidance developing solutions and delivering implementation support that blends industry best practices with client expertise and Abiles broad technical capabilities.

Abile is committed to hiring the most qualified and best fit person for the job - always has always will. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.

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