DCI Job Requirement for:
Automation Engineer (Linux)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Job Description:
Serve as a Platform and Automation engineer for Linux system environments
Provide end-to-end ownership of complex Linux system environments
Work with teams to keep systems running smoothly and securely
Serve as the team's expert and owner for all things systems administration
- You are the first line of defense against a variety of server threats
Monitor alerts, triage outages, and come up with plans to solve issues
Automate processes such as:
- System provisioning
- Log Parsing
- Data Transformations
- Operational workflows
Administer enterprise Linux servers including:
- Operating system patching
- Security hardening, monitoring, and troubleshooting
Administer AWS cloud accounts with Terraform
- Troubleshoot and debug via the AWS Console and CLI
Handle data storage and indexing systems operations, including:
- Monitoring, backup management, and upgrades
Configure and maintain web servers, including:
- Monitoring and configuration management
Design, build, deploy, maintain, and secure platform infrastructure
Qualification:
5+ years of experience with the following:
- Platform, Automation, and/or Infrastructure engineering
- Linux engineering
- Cloud administration
Proficient using the following languages for automation, scripting, and/or programming:
- Python
- Ansible
- Bash/go (preferred)
Ability to troubleshoot server hardware failures
Applied knowledge in operating system security and hardening
Experience in patch/configuration management in enterprise production environments
Exposure to operation and configuration of database and web server technologies
Experience with automation frameworks
- Specifically Ansible, to write scripts and automate security processes
Experience with Kubernetes (preferred)
Experience with Docker / Containerization / Container Orchestration (preferred)
DevOps and/or CI/CD pipeline experience (preferred)
Clearance: TS/SCI
Job Type: Full-time
$175,000-$250,000
Pay: $175,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Platform and/or infrastructure engineering: 5 years (Preferred)
- Linux engineering: 5 years (Preferred)
- cloud administration: 5 years (Preferred)
- Python: 3 years (Preferred)
- Ansible: 3 years (Preferred)
- automation engineering: 3 years (Preferred)
- Configuration management: 3 years (Preferred)
Security clearance:
Work Location: In person
