Linux System Administrator (Aerospace)

Location: US - Huntsville, AL (Arsenal)

Company

hirify.global, part of Teledyne Technologies, provides high-reliability technologies for aerospace, defense, industrial automation, environmental monitoring, electronics, oceanographic research, medical imaging, and pharmaceutical applications.

What you will do

• Administer and maintain Red Hat OpenShift clusters, including monitoring, user management, resource allocation, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Perform RHEL administration covering installation, configuration, security hardening, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and log management.
• Develop Ansible scripts and playbooks for configuration management, deployments, maintenance, and repetitive administrative tasks.
• Support end users and application teams, resolve operational issues, and collaborate with developers, DevOps teams, and stakeholders.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and GitOps workflows with GitLab for version-controlled infrastructure changes, collaborative deployments, and pipeline automation.
• Monitor performance and health, respond to incidents, conduct root cause analysis, document runbooks and procedures, and maintain reliability, security, and compliance.

Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on systems administration experience, with strong emphasis on Linux/Red Hat environments and container platforms.
• Proven expertise administering Red Hat OpenShift, including troubleshooting, cluster operations, and production workload support.
• Proficiency in Linux system administration, preferably RHEL, and Bash or comparable scripting for task automation.
• Solid experience with Ansible and Ansible Automation Platform for configuration management and automation.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code techniques and tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with GitOps practices and GitLab for version control and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear documentation, processes, procedures, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.
• Ability to work effectively with end users, developers, and cross-functional teams.
• A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred; equivalent professional experience is accepted.
• U.S. citizenship or eligibility to obtain required clearances for NASA and government-related projects is preferred.

Nice to have

• Red Hat certifications such as RHCSA, RHCE, or OpenShift Administration, and/or AWS certifications.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, government contracting, or mission-critical IT operations with a focus on security and compliance standards.
• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, logging solutions, and hybrid or on-premises environments.
• Experience supporting containerized applications, DevOps practices, or cloud-adjacent technologies; AWS familiarity is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for space exploration and contributing to NASA missions.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position supporting mission-critical NASA operations for the International Space Station and Artemis program.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Ongoing training opportunities.
• Work in a high-stakes aerospace environment focused on reliability, security, and compliance.