# Senior Systems Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: 6314 Remote/Teleworker US
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to support the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) under the National Science Foundation's Antarctic Support Contract.

As a senior member of the Information Technology & Communications (IT&C) Data Systems Team, you'll design, deploy, and maintain critical Linux-based infrastructure supporting the core production systems for the USAP. This position may include temporary deployments to Antarctica, depending on operational needs and management discretion.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience. Proven Linux administration expertise, especially RHEL, is necessary, along with experience with VMware and Hyper-V, Red Hat OpenShift and container orchestration, bash/Python scripting, Git and CI/CD, Red Hat Satellite, Ansible playbooks, security and patch management, Elastic Stack or Splunk with Zabbix, and MariaDB/MySQL.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- System Design & Implementation: Design, engineer, and implement infrastructure projects aligned with USAP mission requirements. Analyze, specify, and document communications and systems requirements for distributed environments. Lead installation, configuration, migration, and upgrades across multi-platform systems (Linux, Windows, Hyper-V/VMware).

- Operations & Administration: Administer and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems and services. Manage containerized workloads and Red Hat OpenShift clusters. Perform backup and recovery operations and monitor system performance using tools like Veeam, Elastic Stack, and Zabbix. Maintain secure configurations aligned with DISA STIGs and other cybersecurity best practices.

- Automation & Tooling: Develop and execute automation using Ansible, bash, and Python scripts. Administer Red Hat Satellite and Git environments. Manage BIND DNS servers and contribute to DNS/DHCP configurations.

- Collaboration & Support: Work cross-functionally with Architecture, Network Operations, Information Security, and Client Services teams. Create and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure and operational procedures. Provide mentorship and code reviews for junior technical staff. Participate in a 24x7 support rotation and provide escalation-level troubleshooting.

**Benefits:**

- The position offers a salary range of $92,300.00 - $166,850.00.

- US Citizenship is required.

- Must obtain a Public Trust security clearance prior to start date.

## Skills

### Required
- Linux administration
- RHEL
- VMware
- Hyper-V
- Red Hat OpenShift
- container orchestration
- bash/Python scripting
- Git
- CI/CD
- Red Hat Satellite
- Ansible playbooks
- security and patch management
- Elastic Stack
- Splunk
- Zabbix
- MariaDB/MySQL

### Nice to have
- Microsoft 365/Azure
- Windows Server administration
- SAN
- HP server hardware
- sensor or weather satellite data acquisition and processing systems
- IBM Maximo OpenShift deployment and management

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