Linux System Engineer — Leesburg, VA

Our client in Leesburg, VA is seeking a hands-on Senior Linux Systems Engineer with strong expertise in Ansible automation, Linux troubleshooting, scripting, and systems integration. This role requires someone who can independently diagnose complex Linux issues, automate repetitive administration and deployment activities, and engineer reliable solutions across production environments.

Salary range: $140,000-$170,000; salary may be negotiable based on education, experience, geographic location and other factors.

Position is onsite daily in Leesburg, VA.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, configure, and enhance Linux-based production systems, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, security, and automation.

• Develop, maintain, and optimize Ansible playbooks, roles, inventories, and automation workflows for system configuration, software deployment, patching, provisioning, and ongoing administration.

• Perform advanced Linux troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across operating systems, services, storage, authentication, networking, and system performance.

• Diagnose and resolve complex boot failures, systems/service issues, kernel and OS-level problems, filesystem errors, storage issues, resource constraints, and system instability.

• Troubleshoot CPU, memory, disk I/O, process, service, and network performance issues using native Linux diagnostic and monitoring tools.

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot LDAP-based authentication, including SSSD and PAM.

• Develop Python, Bash, and/or Perl scripts to automate administrative processes, integrate systems, collect diagnostic information, and support operational workflows.

• Design and implement integrations between infrastructure platforms, internal applications, monitoring tools, authentication services, and other enterprise systems.

• Integrate Ansible automation with Git and CI/CD pipelines, including GitLab, Jenkins, or similar platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Linux systems administration and engineering in production environments.

• Proven ability to use Ansible for configuration management, provisioning, deployments, patching, and operational automation across multiple Linux systems.

• Advanced troubleshooting skills with the ability to independently isolate and resolve difficult Linux issues involving:

• Boot processes and systems; filesystems and storage

• CPU and memory utilization and Disk I/O and capacity

• Processes and services, networking and connectivity

• Authentication and access; overall system performance and stability

• Experience supporting LDAP, SSSD, and PAM authentication environments.

• Strong scripting skills using Python, Bash, and/or Perl, particularly for infrastructure automation and systems integration.

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Benefits offerings include but are not limited to:

• Healthcare/Dental

• Sick Leave/Vacation Pay

• 401k

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