Linux Engineer

An aerospace client is looking for a Linux Engineer to join the Submarine Trainer Development Team supporting the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, RI.

Location: Newport, Rhode Island 02841 (On-site)

Position: Linux Engineer

Pay Rate: $46.66 - $65.16/hr. on W2

Duration: 3 months or longer

Schedule: 5x8 (M-F)

***With possibility of temp to hire***

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for designing, installing, monitoring, optimizing, and troubleshooting our large-scale System of Systems architecture building high-fidelity simulation, training, and analysis products for the US Navy.
• Will work with latest generation Intel based servers, Linux cluster configurations and virtualization architectures including Red Hat KVM.
• The responsibilities for this position are to design, develop, install, and integrate submarine training systems.
• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, system services, application software and system management tools for Linux systems, both natively and within virtual machines
• Work with team to monitor and test applications, virtual machines, and containers to identify issues with installation and performance.
• Troubleshoot Information Technology (IT) Systems to diagnose and suggest/implement potential solutions.
• Support physical hardware installation of IT computing equipment and cabling at both local and remote sites.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• US Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or other related field and 5 years’ experience, Master’s degree with 3 years of experience bachelor's or 9 years in lieu of degree
• Ability to work on site at Middletown RI.
• Experience with bash scripting.
• Experience with virtualization technologies, preferably Red Hat KVM (e.g., Red Hat KVM, VMware, libvirt/virsh)
• Networking knowledge (OSI Network Layers, TCP/IP, DHCP)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Active Security Clearance
• Current IAT Level I Certifications
• Network
• Security
• Linux
• Experience with Cisco switch/router configuration development and deployment
• Experience with System Build Automation Tools (Linux kickstart, Puppet, Windows Deployment Server (WDS))
• Computer/Electronics Hardware knowledge
• Intel server configurations
• Configuration management experience with both centralized and distributed version control systems (e.g., SVN and Git)
• Experience with submarine tactical systems.
• Navy junior officer experience.

About our client:

Our client is a world leader and premier innovator in aerospace, with over 100,000 top-talent employees providing the most advanced products and technologies in the industry. With numerous awards and recognitions, they offer their employees continuous growth, learning, and development.

About APR:

Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is the match for this position please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!