RHEL, AWS Sys Admin | TS/SCI | Warrenton VA, Washington DC or Fort Washington MD
Trace3 · Washington, DC · Posted Jul 7, 2026
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**This position is fully on-site in either Warrenton, VA, Washington DC or Fort Washington, MD - ACTIVE TS/SC I is required
JOB SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Red Had Linux System Administrator who would be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the Cameo systems in an AWS EC2 environment, maintaining the integrity and accessibility of all server resources, hardware, systems, and key processes.
SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Configuration and operational support of RHEL servers in an AWS EC2 environment
Install Linux and Windows servers in a virtualized environment, troubleshoot hardware/software installation and basic networking issues
Setting up and managing Linux and Windows systems, applications and environments and ensuring those systems comply with government security standards
Troubleshooting network hardware and software applications, OS upgrades, and security systems to resolve operational issues and restore services
Maintains a “customer focus” attitude to ensure customer satisfaction
Providing clear, concise, and timely communication with customers, supervisors, and project managers
Work within a team environment and attend meetings with other team members, customers, etc.
There are no travel requirements for this position.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Advanced Level hands on Experience with Red Hat and Linux, RHEL (7/8/9), Provisioning, Maintaining/Patching, Hardening - REQUIRED
VMware admin experience (including vCenter)
Experience using Linux based automation tools (Chef, Ansible)
Experience with AWS – specifically EC2 and S3 services - REQUIRED
Deploying Servers on AWS, AMI experience - REQUIRED
Docker, Virtualization, Kubernetes, Containerization experience - REQUIRED
Experience with use cases, performance specification development and UML modeling preferred
SELinux
Infrastructure Components (e.g. Symantec Endpoint Protection, WSUS, RHEL Satellite, VMWare Update Mgr, SolarWinds)
VMware Certified Professional, Data Center Virtualization 6 (VCP6-DCV) Certification
RHCSA or RHCSE Certification a plus
Experience troubleshooting complex systems involving multiple servers, COTS products, NetApp, VMs, VDIs, and/or network issues
Experience with Network engineering technologies and as a network administrator
Ability to troubleshoot complex configuration problems or system issues
Knowledge of scripting skills (i.e. PowerShell, Python, Ruby, bash, etc.)
General working experience with firewalls (Cisco ASA) and creating ACLs
Experience with Cameo, Guacamole desired
Working experience troubleshooting cloud platforms – multi-tenant a plus
Familiar with scanning software ie. Tanium
Familiar with STIGs and compliance
Manage virtual machines and virtual infrastructure
Experience with monitoring and optimizing performance of virtualized environments
Experience in systems-of-systems definition, development, and integration
Ability to analyze high level needs
TECHNICIAL SKILL CERTIFICATIONS:
RHCSA p…