RHEL Ansible Engineer_US Citizen-Remote at NTT DATA

Chantilly, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

RHEL, Ansible, Red Hat Satellite, Patch Management, Configuration Management, Troubleshooting, Technical Support, Architecture, Roadmap Development, Mentorship, Compliance, Risk Management, Collaboration, Containerization, X.509 Certificates, Firewalls

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

The Senior Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Engineer will lead RHEL and Satellite Engineering efforts in support of the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Enterprise Information Technology as a Service (EITaaS) initiative. This role requires expertise in application design, implementation, and management of Red Hat Satellite 6.16 and Ansible Automation Platform 2.5. The position involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, technical leadership, and strategic planning to ensure the successful deployment and management of RHEL solutions. Infrastructure Deployment: Deploy containerized infrastructure using Podman Execution Environments. Patch and Configuration Management: Manage large-scale patching, configuration management, and compliance across hybrid RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 systems. Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to define host group structures, automation job templates, and compliance baselines. Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve host registration, subscription, and repository synchronization issues across development, staging/test, and production environments. Support: Provide technical support for Red Hat infrastructure components and ensure timely resolution of enterprise-level issues. Architecture Expertise: Maintain an expert-level understanding of enterprise, program, and tool-level architecture. Roadmap Development: Collaborate with stakeholders to define the roadmap plan for RHEL capabilities and provide input on Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development. Advocacy and Task Management: Evangelize developed solutions and support the breakdown of tasks into a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Industry Awareness: Stay updated with industry trends and developments to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of technology. Goal Achievement: Ensure all daily, sprint, and release goals are met effectively. Risk and Compliance Management: Identify risks, opportunities, compliance issues, or other architectural concerns and provide actionable recommendations. Mentorship: Develop technical skills within product teams through mentoring, coaching, and peer reviews. Develop and maintain a 10 year roadmap Establish and meet 2 year strategic goals Ensure RHEL and Ansible solutions are successfully deployed and comply with DAF standards and policies Secret clearance (interim or final) 15+ Years of relevant experience (Bachelor's Degree in applicable field may be substituted for 5 years of experience). 10+ yeast of Red Hat Operating System Experience 5+ years' experience configuring and managing host-based firewalls and system services 2+ years' experience managing LINUX disk and volume 2+ years' experience generating and managing X.509 certificates and private keys for system services and integration with certificate authorities such as DoD NPE. 5+ years of experience deploying and managing Red Hat Satellite 6.16 with integrated Capsule Servers (Smart Proxies) across distributed network segments 5+ years of experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Application Ability to collaborate with Developers, Program Managers, Testers, and Production Support Engineers to implement innovative technical solutions via iterative approach reducing time to delivery Proven experience working directly to oversee and contribute to the architecture and development in an enterprise environment Ability to anticipate issues and formulate remedial actions Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities

The Senior RHEL Engineer will lead engineering efforts for RHEL and Satellite in support of the DAF EITaaS initiative. Responsibilities include deploying containerized infrastructure, managing patching and compliance, and providing technical support for Red Hat infrastructure components.