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Linux Platform Engineer (Automation & Cloud) - Active TS/SCI /w poly

General Dynamics Information Technology • Annapolis Junction, MD • 56min ago

Req ID: RQ219391

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Linux,System Improvements,System Performance,Virtual Machines (VM)

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR SME - LINUX

Grow your impact. Grow your career.

At GDIT, you're not just maintaining systems - you're supporting a mission that depends on rock-solid Linux expertise. Join us as a Systems Administrator Linux SME on a long-standing Prime contract supporting a high-visibility, mission-critical environment. You'll work in a fast-paced setting where your decisions matter and your technical leadership is valued.

This is the place where Linux professionals build stability, expand their skills, and chart a long-term career path.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

System Administration

Install, configure, manage, and maintain Linux systems, including virtualization platforms and cloud computing environments.

Networking

Determine network specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Identify, analyze, and resolve network issues.

System Security

In coordination with the ISSO, implement security measures, conduct audits, and ensure compliance with customer security policies.

Collaboration

Partner with software developers and IT stakeholders to support system integration, patch workflows, and maintenance activities.

Automation

Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools that reduce manual effort and increase operational efficiency.

Patch Management

Maintain systems with software updates, patches, and upgrades while validating functionality and compatibility.

Documentation

Create and update system documentation including configurations, processes, and procedures.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your Linux expertise and passion for innovation to an environment where your skills are both trusted and expanded.

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

10+ years of related experience

SME-level proficiency with Linux operating systems

Active TS/SCI with polygraph

US citizenship

Demonstrated experience with virtual machines, Thin Clients, switches, and networking responsibilities

DESIRED SKILLS

Strong hands-on experience with AWS

WHY LINUX SMEs CHOOSE GDIT

Career Stability: Support a long-term Prime contract with continued mission funding and organizational investment.

Growth Opportunities: Work alongside top engineers, gain exposure to cloud environments, automation, new toolsets, and mission technologies.

Impactful Work: Your Linux expertise directly enables critical national-level operations.

Technical Leadership: As an SME, your insights shape system architecture, integration, and modernization.

A Culture of Support: GDIT invests in training, certifications, and professional development to help you build your next career milestone.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

? Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

? Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

? Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

? Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

? Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $170,000 - $230,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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