Linux Engineer

We are seeking to hire a Linux System Engineer to support a government customer in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

The candidate will be part of the Cybersecurity Engineering team working in a 24x7x365 operational environment. The position requires communication with customers via email and phone regarding service outages and support requests, and will provide and document any updates of service tickets and track problem resolution. The candidate will also support enterprise IT operations and call center teams by monitoring network hardware and applications, and execute engineering tasks to resolve issues. Applicant must be a positive, flexible, self-starter requiring minimal supervision, and able to excel in a fast-paced environment. Communication skills are critical with the ability to verbalize and provide documentation to both technical and non-technical audiences. Applicants must be detail-oriented and have the ability to multi-task effectively.

The Linux Engineer applies current technologies to the design, development, evaluation and integration of computer information systems and networks to maintain system security. Works with commercial computer product vendors in the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art secure COTS applications, operating systems, networks and database products and technology. Provides security engineering and integration services to internal customers. Involved in a wide range of issues including secure architectures, secure electronic data traffic, network security, information security and privacy. Develops security systems for any manual or automated systems environments. Responsible for ensuring the protection of company data against unauthorized disclosure, accidental or intentional loss of data, or unauthorized modification.

Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• US Citizenship (no dual citizenship)
  
• Active Department of Energy (DOE) “Q” Clearance OR Top Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain required clearance.  Candidate can work while clearance is underway.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security or related technical discipline OR four (4) years professional IT experience may be used in lieu of degree.
• Eight (8) years of IT work enterprise experience with a preference in the job duties above.
  
• Full time on-site work (shift work) in a government or customer facility. 
• Up to 10% travel required.
• Proficiency with configuration management using Ansible
• Strong knowledge in troubleshooting Linux and Ansible Automation Best Practices
• Skilled in Linux-related scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.)
• Experience with Apache web server configuration and management
• Experience analyzing and evaluating the security of new and existing IT systems and the procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction.
• Experience analyzing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of Information technology and security controls that are in place.
• Knowledge and understanding of operating systems, networks and services.
• Knowledge of Red Hat version 7, and 8 (rhel7/rhel8) with the ability to engineer, install, administer, upgrade, and maintain.
• Experience evaluating security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information.
• Manage changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes.
• Experience and/or familiarity with the following network protection devices: Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), log analysis, malware analysis, network traffic flow and packet analysis
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of best practices, trends related to information security
• Strong research, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Good communication skills including preparing and presenting results, findings and alternatives and influencing management decision making based on the best 

Preferred Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• Splunk
• Satellite Server
• Ansible
• Nutanix
• VMWare
• git/bitbucket
• Apache/TomCat/NGINX
• Kerberos/LDAP/DNS
• SSL
• Squid Proxy
• NetBox, other asset/inventory management
• Troubleshooting RSYSLOG components
• Whois
• Sourcefire
• Nagios

Pay Rate 

The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 - $125,000. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Criterion Systems considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits Offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Tuition/Training Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Criterion Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination at all levels of our organization. We believe in treating all applicants and employees fairly and make employment decisions without regard to any individual’s protected status:  race, ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex/gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, marital/parental status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), age, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://careers-criterion-sys.icims.com/.