Linux Engineer

Peerless is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer with virtualization experience to join our growing team supporting the National Air and Space Intelligence Center NASIC at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio The successful candidate will participate in the design implementation administration and maintenance of a secure Linux Windows and virtualization infrastructure supporting mission critical national security systems Working alongside a collaborative team of engineers you will help ensure our server environment remains reliable scalable and compliant with DoD security requirements Key Responsibilities Design deploy administer and maintain Linux Windows and virtualized server environmentsBuild configure patch troubleshoot back up and restore virtual machines using VMware vCenter and Dell AvamarDeploy and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux Rocky Linux and Ubuntu server environments supporting mission applicationsMonitor system performance and troubleshoot issues using tools such as Splunk PowerShell PuTTY OpenSSL Wireshark and serverapplication logsImplement and maintain DoD Security Technical Implementation Guide STIG compliance across server infrastructureSupport infrastructure reliability security and scalability through routine maintenance and system improvementsCollaborate with engineers and stakeholders to support mission requirements and infrastructure modernizationDevelop and maintain technical documentation and communicate system status issues and solutions effectivelyRequirements US Citizenship Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibilityCurrent CompTIA Security certificationAbility to work on site in Dayton OhioStrong experience administering VMware virtual environments including VMware vCenter and Dell Avamar backup solutionsExperience administering Linux servers including Red Hat Enterprise Linux Rocky Linux and UbuntuKnowledge of Linux server deployment patching maintenance backup recovery and troubleshootingExperience implementing and maintaining DoD STIG complianceProficiency with Bash or Python scriptingStrong written communication skillsBachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related technical field