Senior Linux Systems Engineer
Johns Hopkins APL · Laurel, MD · Systems Engineering
About this role
Johns Hopkins APL is hiring a senior-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Laurel, MD. The posting calls out experience with Ansible, Splunk, Linux, Security.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Laurel, MD
- Department
- Systems Engineering
- Posted
- May 1, 2026
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Job description
from Johns Hopkins APL careersDo you enjoy solving complicated problems?
Are you searching for meaningful work in production research computing?
Are you passionate about Linux?
Do you like contributing to automation?
If so, we 're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL.
We are seeking an experienced engineer to help us implement new technologies and automate a growing Linux footprint. Our team is responsible for deploying and maintaining a development environment and high performance compute (HPC) cluster. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with new and advanced technologies. You will be joining a team of problem solvers who are committed to scalable solutions in a complex secure setting
As a Senior Linux Systems Engineer...
- You will troubleshoot Linux Servers and Workstations, performing root cause analysis, modifying configurations, diagnosing network and storage issues, scripting, and other tasks as needed.
- You will contribute to development, and automation of provisioning and configuration management using the Atlassian Suite, Cobbler, and Ansible.
- You will assist in monitoring systems, antivirus, security and logging using tools such as Solarwinds, Symantec Security Center, and Splunk.
- You will work with users to resolve Linux related support tickets.
- You will build workstation and servers along with applying security controls and creating associated documentation.