
Linux Engineer (Senior)
Herndon, VAFull-time$133–226K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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BAE Systems seeks a Senior Linux Systems Engineer to support a government program delivering enterprise computing and network infrastructure services. The role includes Linux engineering and administration across large enterprise environments, automation, security and compliance, system baselines, and server performance. The posting requires a bachelor’s degree and six years of relevant experience; experience with cloud platforms and container technologies is preferred.
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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.
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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Must have a Bachelors degree and 6 years of relevant experience.
We are looking for a Senior Linux Systems Engineer with a background utilizing the following:
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Linux experience, including Red Hat and its derivatives (RHEL, RockyOS).
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Experience in shell (BASH) scripting and manipulating the Linux command line.
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Experience providing Linux Administration (O&M) support
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Experience providing Linux Engineering and Infrastructure support
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Experience with configuration management software (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation)
Duties to Include but not limited to:
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Perform systems engineering and software development in multiple large enterprise server environments (e.g., Linux, Red Hat, and Rocky OS)
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Provide technical guidance in software engineering techniques and automated support tools.
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Develop and maintain scripts and tools to automate Linux system administrative tasks
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Ensure Linux systems are configured to meet security and compliance requirements
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Analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities.
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Prepare required documentation (program-level and user-level)
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Assist in establishing standards for information systems procedures.
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Support the customer in the development and maintenance of systems baseline.
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Assess server loads and work with technical leads to develop tuning recommendations.
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Additional duties, as assigned.
O&M duties include:
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Provide operational pager/phone duty support.
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Complete day-to-day Operations & Maintenance tasks
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Perform operating system software updates, upgrades and patches.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
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Experience with the following languages: Python and Bash
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Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), CloudFormation, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
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Experience with cloud computing, including PaaS, IaaS and SaaS
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Experience with CaaS (e.g., Kubernetes and OpenShift)
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035
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.
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How this job compares
Set against the 10,879 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$133–226K/yr
- Virginia median$121–190K/yr777 salary ranges
- US median$115–188K/yr7,981 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $179K, is 18% above the Virginia median midpoint ($153K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 992 open Systems Engineer jobs in Virginia and 10,879 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (9,029 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,694 of the 10,879 open Systems Engineer jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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