
Systems Engineer (Linux or Cloud) Expert
Sterling, VAFull-time$147–249K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
BAE Systems seeks an experienced Systems Engineer for a technology program supporting a government customer. The program delivers network and enterprise computing infrastructure engineering, including data center and multi-cloud services, virtualized applications, storage, containerized solutions, and network services. The role calls for Linux or cloud expertise and work across automation, development, security review, and agile activities.
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Job Description
We are looking for experienced Systems Engineer 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.
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
We are looking for experienced Systems Engineers to join our technology-based program supporting a key Government customer. A Bachelor s or Master s degrees in computer science are preferred with eleven (11) year s relevant experience and education with the following skillsets:
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Infrastructure as a code language
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Ansible is a must have
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Experience working with System Automation
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Experience working with Linux
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Eclipse developmental duties
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Git Hub
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Dev Ops
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Java
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Python
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Candidate should have experience in security review of applications and infrastructure
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4 Years experience participating in agile activities
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Researches new technologies in object oriented programming
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Experience in Cloud based services
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Works well in a engineering team environment with other teammates who varied skills levels
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Ability to mentor others
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
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Experience with infrastructure automation technologies like Docker, Vagrant, etc.
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Experience with build automation technologies like Maven, Jenkins, etc.
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Experience with building APIs and services using REST, SOAP, etc.
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Experience with scripting languages like Perl, Shell, etc.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $146670 - $249330
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.
Systems Engineer (Linux or Cloud) Expert
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How this job compares
Set against the 11,758 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$147–249K/yr
- Virginia median$120–182K/yr856 salary ranges
- US median$115–190K/yr8,809 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $198K, is 31% 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.
- 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
- 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.
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