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Job Posting Title
Senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux Engineer
Date
Monday, February 24, 2025
City
Annapolis Junction
State
MD
Country
United States
Working time
Full-time

Description & Requirements

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior RHEL Engineer to join our team. As a Senior RHEL Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the deployment and management of Red Hat OpenShift clusters, ensuring high availability and security. This role involves developing and maintaining automation scripts for system provisioning, configuration management, and deployment.
Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS136, T4, Band 7
Specific Responsibilities:
  • Architect and deploy containerized applications using Red Hat OpenShift, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.
  • Implement and optimize monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Loki, Grafana) for real-time tracking of application health.
  • Transition OpenShift cluster operations from connected to partially disconnected environments, ensuring seamless deployment of critical security updates.
  • Automate cluster provisioning and scaling to reduce deployment time and minimize human error.
  • Manage and optimize multi-cluster OpenShift environments across production and development clusters, ensuring 99.99% uptime.
  • Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and update documentation to improve team expertise in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Manager and Kubernetes management.
  • Integrate Red Hat Satellite for efficient patch management and system updates across multiple environments.
  • Develop and implement disaster recovery plans and backup strategies for critical systems.
  • Configure and manage network services (e.g., DNS, DHCP, NFS) within RHEL environments.
  • Perform kernel tuning and system optimization to enhance performance and reliability.
  • Implement and manage security policies using SELinux and firewall configurations.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for system failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Implement and manage cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and network security.
  • Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage to ensure cost efficiency and performance.
  • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing of applications in cloud environments.

Requirements: 
  • 7+ years of experience in IT services, with a focus on system integrations, cloud technologies, and DevOps.
  • An active Secret Clearance is required.
  • Due to federal requirements, only US Citizens can be considered. Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.
  • A high school diploma or GED is required.
  • This is an on-site position at a government facility.
  • Requires presence on-site five days per week in Annapolis Junction, MD.
  • Candidates must reside within a commutable distance.
  • Participation in a rotational on-call schedule for emergency page-outs is required
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Minimum Requirements
TCS136, T4, Band 7
EEO Statement
Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We’re proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Minimum Salary
$
80,000.00
Maximum Salary
$
120,000.00