Description: The Linux Engineer analyzes user’s requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architectures to develop system requirements specifications. Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities. Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches, and conducts feasibility studies. Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology. Incorporates new plans, designs and systems into ongoing operations. Develops technical documentation. Develops system Architecture and system design documentation. Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans. Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues or conflicts. Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility. Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.
Responsibilities:
- Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the delivery of production systems that are compatible with the defined system architecture.
- Contribute to the development of sections of systems engineering documentation such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements specifications, and Interface Control Documents
- Assist with the development of system requirements, functional requirements, and allocation of the same to individual hardware, software, facility, and personnel components
- Generate alternative system concepts, physical architectures, and design solutions
- Define the methods, processes, and evaluation criteria by which the systems, subsystems and work products are verified against their requirements in a written plan
- Participate in the development of system engineering documentation, such as System Engineering Plans, Initial Capabilities Documents, Requirements Specifications, and Interface Control Documents
- Participate in interface definition, design, and changes to the configuration between affected groups and individuals throughout the life cycle
- Assess each risk to the program and determine the probability of occurrence and quantified consequence of failure in accordance with an approved risk management plan
- Support the planning and test analysis of the DoD Certification/Accreditation Process (as well as other Government Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes)
- Develop operational view, technical standards view, and system and services view for architectures using applicable DoDAF standards
- Develop system design alternatives that consider life cycle cost, reuse, complexity, risk, system expansion, and growth
- Maintain knowledge of current and evolving agency, national, and international standards applicable to the system development of interest. Apply and enforce use of suitable standards to ensure consistency and interoperability of developer hardware and software
- Improve standard integration strategies based upon rationale for previous decisions that resulted in improved integration performance
- Fully define interfaces in terms of origination, destination, stimulus, and data characteristics for software; and electrical and mechanical characteristics for hardware
Required Qualifications:
- Experience as a Linux Systems Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
- Twenty (20) years experience for a Senior Linux Systems Engineer
- Fourteen (14) years experience for a Mid-Level Linux Systems Engineer
- Seven (7) years experience for a Junior Linux Systems Engineer
- Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
- Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. B.S. degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university
- Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph
- CWIP Level I required at start
Desired Experience:
- Proficient in Linux (CentOs & Rocky) engineering and administration
- Risk Management Framework (RMF) analysis and implementation
- Database Management (SQL)
- Knowledgeable of Security Accreditation & Risk Management Framework
- Networking Knowledge
- Dell Hardware Knowledge
- Cybersecurity Basics
- Should be Security+ CE Certified Linux systems administration experience - must be comfortable with command line, troubleshooting
- Experience with Puppet and Ansible scripting
