Linux System Engineer

Description

Leidos is seeking an experienced Linux Systems Engineer to provide support to a mission critical enterprise identity and access management system. A successful candidate will develop an understanding of the services offered to external organizations, provide lifecycle systems engineering support to development and operations on the program, and use a combination of technical and functional expertise to recommend solutions to satisfy customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support to Tier II personnel in resolving customer-facing issues.

• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and mitigation for operational issues. Communicate findings with interested parties and establish a feedback loop to development.

• Work as a subject matter expert (SME) to review user metrics, system health, overall performance checkouts, and implement proactive measures to support operational availability.

• Develop scripts to accomplish operational tasks, and utilize playbook-based automation processes, as necessary.

• Manage Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) software products in several environments.

• Work with Enterprise Services to ensure compliance with security services and applications.

• Interface with customers and outside technical teams to diagnose and mitigate access issues.

• Utilize abstract visualization skills to understand system workflows and identify bottlenecks.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline plus 4-6 years of professional experience as a Systems Administrator or similar technical role.

• Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Two or more years of experience with Amazon Web Services (S3 Buckets, EC2, Reserved Instances, etc.)

• Experience troubleshooting network-related issues (Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model levels 4-7)

• Familiar with System Engineering documentation creation (network diagrams, data flows, etc.)

• Experience working with Agile Team Collaboration tools such as (Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)

• Strong Linux background and familiarity with best practices of infrastructure management

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Willingness to be approved for a Top Secret/SCI CI Poly after hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Identity Federation, Single Sign-On, and authorization technologies (e.g. smart cards/Common Access Cards (CACs), SAML, OIDC, OAuth, Kerberos)

• Experience with Oracle COTS product experience (Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, Oracle Weblogic, etc.)

• Experience with Kubernetes

• Experience with scripting languages, such as bash and python

• Experience with LDAP (in lieu of Oracle Unified Directory experience)

• Experience with ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK tools

• Experience with AWS and other cloud-based architectures

• Familiar with cross domain architectures at various levels

• Experience with automated testing and monitoring

• Experience with Engineering Review Boards and Change Management

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Original Posting:

October 14, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $65,650.00 - $118,675.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.