BAE Systems logo

Linux Engineer (Expert)

BAE Systems

Herndon, VAFull-time$150–254K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.

You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.

Watch jobs like this.

Don't just apply. Show up ready.

Olive works from this exact posting.

At a glance

Compensation
$150–254K/yr
Location
Herndon, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

BAE Systems seeks an Expert Linux Systems Engineer to support a government program delivering enterprise computing and network infrastructure engineering. The role supports Linux systems across large enterprise server environments, including administration, infrastructure engineering, automation, security compliance, and operations and maintenance. The program also encompasses cloud services, virtualized applications, storage, and network services.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Linux AdministrationLinux EngineeringRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRocky LinuxBash ScriptingLinux Command LineConfiguration ManagementAnsiblePuppetTerraformCloudFormationPythonAmazon Web ServicesGoogle CloudMicrosoft AzureOracle CloudCloud ComputingPaaSIaaSSaaSCaaSKubernetesOpenShift

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree11 Years Relevant Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world.

At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

We are looking for experienced System Engineers to join our technology-based program supporting a key government customer. This program will deliver engineering services for network infrastructure as well as sophisticated enterprise computing infrastructure including end-point devices, data center hosted servers, multi-Cloud services as well as virtualized applications, and storage systems. Enterprise Computing Engineering services include modern application technology including containerized solutions with orchestrated workflow that function both on customer premise, and via remote Cloud services. Network infrastructure engineering services are comprised of core infrastructure, voice and video engineering, field engineering, application management and development for networks, network analytics, firewalls, network access controls and bandwidth service delivery. This is a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience to recruit and develop provide top talent and solutions on one of the most complex and high-profile programs within the government.

#LI-EE1

ABC

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Must have Bachelors degree and 11 years of relevant experience

We are looking for an Expert Linux Systems Engineer with a background utilizing the following:

  • Linux experience, including Red Hat and its derivatives (RHEL, RockyOS).

  • Experience in shell (BASH) scripting and manipulating the Linux command line.

  • Experience providing Linux Administration (O&M) support

  • Experience providing Linux Engineering and Infrastructure support

  • Experience with configuration management software (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation)

Duties to Include but not limited to:

  • Perform systems engineering and software development in multiple large enterprise server environments (e.g., Linux, Red Hat, and Rocky OS)

  • Provide technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools.

  • Develop and maintain scripts and tools to automate Linux system administrative tasks

  • Ensure Linux systems are configured to meet security and compliance requirements

  • Analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities.

  • Prepare required documentation (program-level and user-level)

  • Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures.

  • Support the customer in the development and maintenance of systems baseline.

  • Assess server loads and work with technical leads to develop tuning recommendations.

  • Additional duties, as assigned.

O&M duties include:

  • Provide operational pager/phone duty support.

  • Complete day-to-day Operations & Maintenance tasks

  • Perform operating system software updates, upgrades and patches.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Experience with Python

  • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), CloudFormation, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud

  • Experience with cloud computing, including PaaS, IaaS and SaaS

  • Experience with CaaS (e.g., Kubernetes and OpenShift)

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

Linux Engineer (Expert)

132122BR

EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression

How this job compares

Set against the 11,758 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$150–254K/yr
  • Virginia median$120–182K/yr856 salary ranges
  • US median$115–190K/yr8,809 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $202K, is 33% above the Virginia median midpoint ($152K) — in the top quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,092 open Systems Engineer jobs in Virginia and 11,758 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 11 years of experience — more than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,686 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,372 of the 11,758 open Systems Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

Prepare for this role

You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.