Linux Engineer (Classified Environment)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Job Description
Role Overview

The Linux Engineer will design, build, and advance secure computing environments for classified national security, intelligence, scientific, HPC, and emerging mission environments. The position requires Top-Secret Clearance with access to Q and SCI. The engineer will work at the intersection of advanced Linux engineering, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, emerging technologies, and classified mission systems.

What You Will Do

As a Linux Engineer, you will help architect, implement, automate, operate, and continuously modernize highly secure Linux infrastructure. You will work across multiple security domains and collaborate with cybersecurity professionals, systems and network engineers, scientists, researchers, and mission partners to turn demanding requirements into resilient, scalable, and secure computing solutions.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate brings deep Linux expertise, a strong engineering mindset, curiosity about emerging technologies, and the drive to continually improve how secure computing environments are designed and operated. If you are a Linux engineer who wants more than routine administration—and you want to apply your skills to technically challenging problems with real national impact—this is an opportunity to build systems that matter.

Requirements

  • BS degree in a related technical field
  • at least five years of Linux engineering or administration experience
  • Current Top-Secret clearance with Q and SCI eligibility
  • Demonstrated expertise with RHEL/Linux engineering, troubleshooting, performance tuning, automation, and scripting
  • Experience with Ansible, Python, Bash, enterprise virtualization, identity integration, storage, monitoring/logging, and cybersecurity compliance

Benefits

  • Prescription Drug Plan
  • Dental Plan
  • Vision Plan
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Contributory Pension Plan
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Benefits
  • Generous Vacation and Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Educational Assistance
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Employee Discounts
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