Senior UNIX System Engineer (Radford, VA)
Quick Summary
Senior UNIX System Engineer (Radford,
(Active SECRET clearance required)
This position is contingent upon contract award.
Key Responsibilities
• Administer RHEL, OEL, and Solaris servers supporting production workloads.
• Perform patching via YUM/RPM and maintain DNS, SFTP, SMTP, and NTP services.
• Configure and harden firewalld/iptables; respond to incidents and outages.
• Support STIG compliance, ACAS scan remediation, and POA&M closure.
• Active IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE or equivalent).
• Computing Environment cert (e.g., RHCSA/RHCE) — waivable up to 30 days post-join.
• 5+ years UNIX/Linux administration (RHEL, OEL, Solaris).
• Hands-on experience with YUM/RPM patching, firewalld/iptables, DNS, SFTP, SMTP, NTP.
• Active SECRET clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Ansible automation experience.
• Deep Solaris 11 experience.
• Scripting in Bash and/or Python.
• Prior experience in Army/DoD STIG-compliant environments.
Company Overview
Ops Tech Alliance (OTA) was founded by former National Security and Special Operations professionals with over 100 years of combined experience and was formed with a singular focus: to bridge the gap between operations and technology to enable mission success. We are a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
Team Member Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance
- Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Work-life Balance
Our employees have achieved incredible things working on some of the most important technology and security projects in locations around the world to safeguard national security. We focus on hiring top talent and we want you to join our team.
OTA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
This is a full time position
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- First seen
- June 17, 2026
- Last seen
- June 17, 2026
Posting Health
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- 0
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- Trust Level
- 49%
- Scored at
- June 17, 2026
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