Senior Systems Engineer – Linux & Virtualization

Fort Meade, MD TS/SCI with Polygraph Full-Time $150,000 – $190,000 Actively hiring

Active TS/SCI clearance required. Benz Technology is unable to sponsor security clearances. U.S. citizenship required.

About the Role

This role focuses on the administration, configuration, and long-term health of enterprise IT infrastructure spanning Linux systems, virtualization, and networked devices. The engineer will lead systems engineering efforts while driving automation and monitoring improvements across the environment. Day-to-day work includes hands-on troubleshooting, capacity planning, and ensuring high availability across client/server/storage/network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Linux operating systems including OS installations, updates, and network component configuration
• Lead and plan systems engineering efforts across the infrastructure environment
• Administer and maintain VMware virtualization platforms
• Deploy and manage automation and configuration management tooling (e.g., Ansible) across the infrastructure
• Monitor system health using tools such as Splunk; investigate and resolve incidents and alerts
• Manage IT infrastructure components including servers, storage, network devices, and mobile devices
• Optimize system operations through resource utilization analysis and capacity planning
• Support hardware troubleshooting and dispatch processes through to full resolution

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on Linux system administration (installation, configuration, troubleshooting, performance tuning)
• Extensive experience with VMware virtualization
• Experience with modern automation/configuration management tools such as Ansible
• Experience with monitoring and SIEM platforms such as Splunk
• Demonstrated experience planning and leading systems engineering initiatives

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with network device administration (routers, switches, firewalls)
• Familiarity with storage systems and SAN/NAS management
• Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or similar) to support automation efforts
• Experience with IT asset and incident management workflows

Why engineers join Benz

• 15% employer 401(k) — vested day one, no match required
• 28 paid days off per year
• $7,500 annual tuition reimbursement
• $2,500 training & development budget
• 28 years in business — our engineers stay through recompetes