This position supports Raytheon's DOMino contract, a single-award IDIQ worth over $1 billion. This contract delivers full lifecycle development and sustainment for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS). The NCPS assists more than 100 federal civilian government agencies with the protection of their networks against advanced cyber threats. Under this contract, Raytheon will support the government in the design, development, operations and maintenance services for the NCPS. Raytheon will build the mission critical cybersecurity solutions that will enable the timely dissemination of threat warnings and improve information sharing across DHS's stakeholder community. The Linux Engineer applies current technologies to the design, development, evaluation and integration of computer information systems and networks to maintain system security. Works with commercial computer product vendors in the design and evaluation of state-of-the-art secure COTS applications, operating systems, networks and database products and technology. Provides security engineering and integration services to internal customers. Involved in a wide range of issues including secure architectures, secure electronic data traffic, network security, information security and privacy. Develops security systems for any manual or automated systems environments. Responsible for ensuring the protection of company data against unauthorized disclosure, accidental or intentional loss of data, or unauthorized modification. This position requires shift work (nights and weekends). Required Skills: *Must have an active Secret Clearance and be eligible to obtain a Top Secret with SCI eligibility. Must be able to obtain DHS program suitability prior to starting employment. *Proficiency with configuration management using Ansible or Puppet *Skilled in Linux-related scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.) *Experience with Apache web server configuration and management *Management, deployment and troubleshooting of Java and Tomcat applications *Experience analyzing and evaluating the security of new and existing IT systems and the procedures to protect information system assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure, or destruction. *Experience analyzing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of Information technology and security controls that are in place. *Knowledge and understanding of operating systems, networks and services. *Knowledge of Red Hat version 6 or 7(rhel6/rhel7) with the ability to engineer, install, administer and maintain. *Experience evaluating security solutions to ensure they meet security requirements for processing classified information. *Manage changes to system and assesses the security impact of those changes. *Experience and/or familiarity with the following network protection devices: Firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), log analysis, malware analysis, network traffic flow and packet analysis *Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of best practices, trends related to information security *Strong research, analytical, and problem solving skills *Good communication skills including preparing and presenting results, findings and alternatives and influencing management decision making based on the best available data Desired Knowledge and experience with any of the following: * Apache/TomCat/NGINX * Kerberos/LDAP * SSL * IDM/Free IPA * Docker * Open Nebula * Ambari * Whois * Sourcefire * Puppet * Satellite Server * Nagios Training/certification in any of the following strongly desired: * Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) * Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Required Education: *Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience. *A Master's degree in a related discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of experience *Eight (8) years of experience (for a total of sixteen (16) or more years) may be substituted for a degree This position requires a US Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization. DOminoIIS 131114BR 131114 Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.