Captivation Software
Systems Engineer 4 - Linux/Ansible/NiFi/Kubernetes
About this role
Mid-level systems engineer supporting design, documentation, and deployment of hardware components and infrastructure. Requires deep Linux expertise, automation skills, and security clearance to work on mission-critical government systems.
What you'll do
- Design installation of components into chassis, racks, cabinets, and customer facilities
- Coordinate project documentation to meet customer contracts and company requirements
- Evaluate vendors, prepare specifications, and analyze test reports
- Define functional requirements for hardware acquisitions
- Assess hardware specifications against system requirements and document practical designs
- Conduct site surveys to document network configuration and site-specific needs
What they're looking for
- Advanced Linux systems administration
- NSYS-level network troubleshooting
- Ansible configuration management
- Kubernetes orchestration
- Apache NiFi data flow automation
- Automated testing frameworks
- Hardware design and specifications
- Project documentation and technical writing
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Captivation Software
Captivation Software builds high-performance computing and secure analytics infrastructure for mission-critical government programs, specializing in HPC testing, enterprise dataflow architectures, and cleared defense systems. The company is hiring senior test engineers, systems engineers, and technical leaders with deep expertise in Linux, cloud infrastructure, and security clearances to validate systems and architect solutions for intelligence community operations.
View all jobs at Captivation SoftwareLikely interview questions
- Describe your experience troubleshooting complex Linux systems at the NSYS level—what types of issues have you diagnosed and resolved?
- How have you used Ansible to automate infrastructure deployment and configuration management in previous roles?