Senior Operations Platform Engineer – Mission Systems

  • Dulles, VA, USA
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site

Job Description:

** Federal Project - Applicant must be a United States Citizen with Active Secret **


Description

This role is responsible for the day-to-day stability, availability, and sustainment of mission-critical systems operating within a secure SCIF environment. The position focuses on hands-on Operations & Maintenance (O&M), ensuring infrastructure reliability, rapid issue resolution, and compliance with operational baselines.

Responsibilities

  • Provide Echelon 1 Operations & Maintenance support for secure mission platforms
  • Administer and maintain Linux systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux
  • Support and operate VMware virtualization environments, including vCenter and ESXi hosts
  • Perform hardware-level troubleshooting across servers, networking components, and storage systems
  • Manage system baselines, execute patching cycles, and support defect identification and tracking
  • Administer directory services, including LDAP, within secure enterprise environments
  • Monitor system health and availability using enterprise monitoring tools
  • Support storage and network services such as SAN/NAS, NFS, and DNS
  • Collaborate with engineering and security teams to ensure system stability and compliance within the SCIF

Requirements

  • Strong experience in Linux system administration, specifically RHEL and/or Oracle Linux
  • Hands-on experience supporting VMware infrastructure, including vCenter and ESXi
  • Experience administering LDAP or comparable directory services
  • Proven ability to perform hardware troubleshooting across compute, network, and storage platforms
  • Experience with baseline configuration management, patching, and defect tracking in operational environments

Preferred / Additional Experience

  • Scripting experience using Bash
  • Familiarity with Dell and Cisco hardware platforms
  • Experience supporting SAN/NAS storage, NFS, and DNS services
  • Exposure to system monitoring tools such as Nagios
  • Working knowledge of Windows-based systems

Security & Clearance

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly, required on day one