Senior RHEL Engineer

Senior RHEL EngineerJob Category: Information TechnologyTime Type: Full timeMinimum Clearance Required to Start: SecretEmployee Type: RegularPercentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%Type of Travel: Continental US* * *

The Opportunity:

CACI is seeking senior level Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Engineer to lead RHEL and Satellite Engineering efforts supporting the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Enterprise Information Technology as a Service (EITaaS). 
 

Responsibilities:

As a Senior RHEL Engineer, you will be responsible for overall application design, implementation, and management of Red Hat Satellite 6.16 and Ansible Automation Platform 2.5. 

In this role you will:

• Deploy containerized infrastructure (Podman Execution Environments)
• Manage large-scale patching and configuration management and compliance across hybrid RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define host group structures, automation job templates, and compliance baselines
• Troubleshoot host registration, subscription, and repo sync issues across dev, staging/test, and prod environments, providing support for Red Hat infrastructure components and ensure timely resolution of enterprise-level issues
• Maintain expert level understanding of enterprise, program, and tool level architecture.
• Provide input on IMS development
• Work with Stakeholders to define the roadmap plan for the RHEL capabilities
• Evangelize the developed solution and support breakdown of tasks into WBS
• Keep up to date with industry trends and developments
• Ensure all daily, sprint and release goals are achieved
• Identify risks, opportunities, compliance issues or other architectural concerns and provide recommendations
• Develop product teams technical skills through mentoring, coaching, and peer reviews

Annual Performance Objectives

• Develop and maintain a 10 year roadmap
• Establish and meet 2 year strategic goals
• Ensure RHEL and Ansible solutions are successfully deployed and comply with DAF standards and policies

Qualifications:

Required: 

• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• 15+ Years of relevant experience (Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field may be substituted for 5 years of experience).

• 10+ years of Red Hat Operating System Experience
• 5+ years of experience configuring and managing host-based firewalls and system services
• Experience managing LINUX disk and volume
• Experience generating and managing X.509 certificates and private keys for system services and integration with certificate authorities such as DoD NPE.
• 5+ years of experience deploying and managing Red Hat Satellite 6.16 with integrated Capsule Servers (Smart Proxies) across distributed network segments
• 5+ years of experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Application

• Ability to collaborate with Developers, Program Managers, Testers, and Production Support Engineers to implement innovative technical solutions via iterative approach reducing time to delivery

• Proven experience working directly to oversee and contribute to the architecture and development in an enterprise environment
• Ability to anticipate issues and formulate remedial actions
• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills

• IAT Level II or higher certification (ex: Security+)

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

Learn more about CACI here.

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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn morehere.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$90,300-$189,600

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.