LinuxRedhat Engineer

For over 20 years iGovs products and services reflect a commitment to our mission to deliver innovative mission-centric IT solutions to our government customers. We are a highly focused engineering and management services company and our capabilities help our customers meet their mission-critical program needs.

iGov is looking for a Systems Engineer to join our Team to work primarily on the MARCENT Program. As a technology leader you will support our overall technical solution and provide technology assessments. You will serve as an engineer and advisor to the Lead Engineer on all system engineering matters. This position supports the technical performance for systems requirements definition engineering design system integration accreditation and testing. This position may require work at government locations or at iGovs integration facility in Tampa Florida and may require travel to Government and/or contractor CONUS facilities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Accomplish project milestones
• Ensure work environment meets standards for ethics fairness and safety
• Comply with time reporting and conduct timecard approvals
• Adhere to project plans to include cost and schedule
• Assist support and collaborate with peer Engineers
• Evaluate and recommend new products solutions and designs in response to requirements
• Plan design integrate configure test document and support for the entire CSfC solution
• Author manage and maintain written technical materials
• Timely Attendance is an essential function of your job.
• Other systems engineer related duties as required.
• Design install configure and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8/9) systems in physical virtual and cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain scripts and programs to automate system administration tasks monitoring provisioning and routine operations.
• Perform system hardening security patching and compliance (CIS STIG etc.) on Red Hat platforms.
• Monitor system performance capacity and availability; proactively identify and resolve issues using custom scripts and tools.
• Collaborate with development operations and security teams to support infrastructure needs and integration requirements.
• Manage system lifecycle including patching updates and configuration consistency across environments.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide advanced troubleshooting support for production incidents.
• Document architecture procedures scripts and runbooks; contribute to knowledge sharing and mentoring junior engineers.
• Continuously improve operational efficiency through effective scripting and programming practices.

Essential Required Experience & Skills:

• Astute observer with effective root cause identification and problem-solving skills
• Familiar with project management approaches project lifecycles and tools
• Prior military experience and experience in deploying tactical information technology equipment in support of military is a plus.
• Ability to obtain US security clearance
• Team player able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Excellent active listening skills
• Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• 3 years of hands-on experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in scripting and programming for Linux systems administration (Bash required; Python strongly preferred).
• Solid understanding of Linux networking storage (LVM multipath) and system services.
• Experience writing reliable maintainable scripts and programs for automation monitoring and system management.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• One or more of the following industry recognized accreditations is preferred:
  • CompTIA Security
  • CompTIA Linux
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA RHCE)

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or Associates degree in Engineering Computer Science Information Systems or a related discipline

iGov offers a competitive salary package and excellent benefits to include:

ESOP

401(k) matching

Medical Dental Vision insurance

Professional Development

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Holidays

PTO

EEO: M/F/D/V

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