DevOps Engineer / Linux Administrator

ASM Research is seeking a DevOps Engineer / Linux Administrator to support and enhance enterprise Linux environments. This role involves maintaining secure, reliable, and scalable Linux-based platforms while collaborating with development, security, and operations teams to improve deployment efficiency and system performance.

Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise Linux environments
• Perform Linux system logging, auditing, patching, and performance tuning across production and non-production systems
• Develop and maintain automation solutions – including providing scripting – for Linux administration and other applications related processes utilizing Jenkins, and Asible Core
• Troubleshoot and manually find and resolve Linux issues
• Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure utilizing knowledge in continuous integration, operational delivery, deployment management (CI/CD), cloud technologies, container orchestration and security
• Modify existing software and scripts to correct errors, adapt to new infrastructure requirements, and improve performance
• Analyze user needs and technical requirements to determine the feasibility of design and implementation within time and cost constraints
• Collaborate with developers, engineers, security teams, and other stakeholders to design systems and define interfaces, capabilities, and performance requirements
• Build and test end-to-end CI/CD pipelines to ensure the systems are safe against security threads
• Ability to provide accurate and realistic work effort estimates, commit and deliver results accordingly
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer materials

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience implementing, administering, and troubleshooting Linux in an enterprise environment including Linux patching with DNF and YUM
• Strong experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools. Must have strong working knowledge of Jenkins (groovy), Ansible Core (yaml), GitLab CI/CD, FlexDeploy, or similar technologies
• Strong experience with Ansible and Jenkins
• Strong knowledge of DNS/Networking and networking debugging with packet capture
• Strong scripting knowledge in python, bash, zsh, ksh, csh
• Strong configuration management knowledge and experience
• Experience working with REST APIs
• Experience working in secure environments
• Experience in an OCI environment on virtual images
• Strong verbal, written, organizational, and process documentation skills
• Secret clearance required
• U.S. citizenship required
• Ability to work remotely
• No travel required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux administration, including patching with DNF and YUM, logging, auditing, performance tuning, and issue resolution
• Experience with scripting and automation using several of the following: Python, Bash, Zsh, Ksh, or Csh
• Experience working with REST APIs and integrating automation with external systems
• Strong knowledge of DNS, networking fundamentals, and network troubleshooting, including packet capture analysis
• Experience working in secure environments with a strong understanding of operational discipline and system hardening
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure automation
• Experience supporting Linux systems in OCI environments using virtual images
• Ability to provide accurate effort estimates, manage assigned priorities, and deliver work as committed
• Strong verbal, written, organizational, and technical documentation skills
• Experience supporting Linux platforms in highly regulated or government-secured environments
• Familiarity with container orchestration, cloud-native deployment practices, and secure CI/CD implementations
• Experience building hardened Linux images and supporting secure software delivery pipelines
• Experience partnering across development, operations, and cyber security teams to improve deployment efficiency and platform reliability
• Proven ability to identify process improvement opportunities and implement automation that reduces manual administration