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Booz Allen Hamilton lists this Linux and Ansible Automation Engineer opportunity in riverdale park, Maryland. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
We're looking for a Linux engineer and automation specialist to help design, deploy, and grow automated solutions for an enterprise environment that is actively modernizing. The role includes building automation frameworks, establishing best practices, and laying the foundation for scalable infrastructure in a mission-critical environment.
You will provide the customer with insight into their Linux environments through automated monitoring, system hardening, configuration management, and performance optimization. You will work closely with mission partners and stakeholders to understand their pain points and translate them into automation solutions that reduce manual effort and operational risk.
Your technical expertise will be vital in identifying where automation can make the biggest immediate impact while maintaining a focus on long-term architecture. You will help the team turn early wins into repeatable methodologies and communicate their value to leadership.
We focus on growing as a team, so you will share expertise through leadership and mentoring as you help others embrace a culture of automation. As a technical leader, you will influence how this capability evolves, identify new opportunities to expand coverage, and mature the program as customers’ needs grow. The position is located in Reston, Virginia.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience administering Linux-based environments such as RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Experience managing configuration at scale using Ansible, including enforcing consistent system state across large inventories, detecting and correcting configuration drift, and writing idempotent playbooks
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, Salt, Puppet, or Chef
Experience with Bash, Python, or PowerShell
Experience managing systems within U.S. federal government or DoD enterprise IT environments, including security compliance and vulnerability management frameworks such as STIG, RMF, or NIST
Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
Education and experience: Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as SecurityX, formerly CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP within 30 days of start date
Ability to obtain a DoD 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification (CSSP-IS), including CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND within 30 days of start date
Nice to have
Experience with VMware vSphere administration and managing virtual machines
Experience in Kubernetes, container platform operations, cluster lifecycle management, workload orchestration
Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Experience with NetApp storage solutions and designing or maintaining enterprise backup and recovery solutions
Knowledge of version control concepts and Git
Clearance
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.
Compensation
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by factors including location, education, skills, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 annualized USD. The posted salary range is one component of the total compensation package.
Benefits include health, life, disability, financial, retirement, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Full-time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week are eligible for benefit programs. For more information, visit the Resource page on our Careers site and review the Employee Benefits page.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
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