Linux Systems Architect ( San Diego, CA )

Linux Systems Architect ( San Diego, CA ) 15558 12 Month Contract Pay Rate: $75 - $115/hr W2 , Depending on experience Onsite only US Citizenship Required Architect to Support Red Hat 9 implementation As a Sr Principal Computer Systems Architect you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation. What You'll get to Do: Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program's systems Implement engineering changes to the system as required Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures Responsible for completing the network configurations and coordinating with the peers, SMEs, and government engineers. Occasional travel may be required Qualifications: Basic Qualifications Bachelors degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 5 years of experience with STEM o An additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered in lieu of a Bachelors Degree. Advance and in-depth technical knowledge of Red Hat and/or other Linux operating systems. Experience utilizing and working with Splunk Knowledge of STIGs and STIG implementation + DNS; specifically Linux BIND Scripting/Programming experience (e.g. Bash/Shell, Ansible, Python, etc.) Full on-site presence at San Diego Spectrum Center campus Ability to travel 10% of the time Must be a US Citizen Clearance: The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required Preferred Qualifications: Experience with imaging, backup and restore software and scripting (Clonezilla, Linux dump, etc) Experience leading and managing internal programs and working with engineers to delegate tasking/efforts Experience with containers (Docker, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes) Strong experience with virtualization platforms (VMWare, KVM, Hyper-V, RH-V) Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and provide milestone progress on critical items or scheduled items Ability to mentor and help grow junior engineers and share knowledge and experience to improve procedures, processes and bring recommendations for technological improvements Ability to work and support a flexible schedule (2nd shift, RDO Fridays, possibly weekends) as required Basic to advance knowledge of networking and network systems including iSCSI connectivity functionality Experience in design, implementation, and sustainment of Linux/Unix systems Experience in design, implementation, and sustainment of Containerization technologies

Created: 2026-03-07