Top Linux Jobs in Washington, DC

Build and manage automated workflows that improve business and technology productivity within a DevSecOps infrastructure team. Responsibilities include addressing complex technical problems, mentoring team members, maintaining high-quality project standards, supporting CI/CD and cloud infrastructure, automating deployment tasks, and developing client relationships. The role requires three years of technology experience and familiarity with cloud, containers, Linux, DevOps toolchains, monitoring platforms, and test automation.

Develops and maintains on-premises DevOps infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, automation, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring, virtualization, and deployment workflows. Supports secure application builds, releases, testing, disaster recovery, and Tier II/III troubleshooting while ensuring compliance with DISA STIGs and DoD cybersecurity requirements. Collaborates with systems, network, security, application, and government teams at the Washington Navy Yard.

Develop Python-based automated tests, validation tools, analysis utilities, and quality metrics for autonomous systems. Support testing across simulation, SIL, HIL, VIL, laboratory, and hardware environments. Analyze results, debug integration issues, improve regression and performance testing, integrate tests into CI/CD workflows, and collaborate with autonomy, systems engineering, flight test, and integration teams.

Develop Python-based automated testing, simulation analysis, log-processing, scenario-generation, and domain-randomization tools for the Hivemind Platform. Support test orchestration, distributed simulation, containerized environments, CI/CD, build troubleshooting, and technical documentation. Investigate failures using logs, telemetry, rosbags, network captures, and test results while collaborating with autonomy, systems, and platform engineers.

Develop Python-based automated tests, validation tools, regression and performance testing workflows for autonomy software. Support SIL, HIL, VIL, simulation, laboratory, and hardware testing; analyze results, debug integration issues, create quality metrics and readiness reports, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with autonomy, systems, flight-test, and integration teams working with robotic platforms, sensors, flight controllers, networking equipment, and mission computers.

Develop Python-based tools for simulation-data analysis, log processing, automated testing, scenario generation, and autonomy performance evaluation. Support test orchestration, distributed simulation, containerized environments, CI/CD, infrastructure configuration, debugging, and developer documentation. Collaborate with software, autonomy, systems, and platform engineers while contributing to reliable and repeatable Hivemind Platform testing workflows.

Develop C++ software interfaces connecting autonomy software with sensors, flight controllers, payloads, radios, and vehicle systems. Configure Linux mission computers, implement communication protocols, develop Python testing tools, and debug distributed-system data flow. Support software, hardware, vehicle, laboratory, and field integration testing while collaborating with autonomy, systems, test, and flight teams.

Maintain Cloudflare’s global data center and network infrastructure across remote colocation facilities. Responsibilities include coordinating contractors and vendors, configuring network equipment, maintaining operational availability, creating SOPs and documentation, improving processes through automation, supporting infrastructure deployments and migrations, and participating in 24/7 on-call coverage. The role also involves basic program management, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and collaboration with infrastructure, network engineering, and SRE teams.

Build and maintain enterprise DevOps and developer-experience infrastructure for Hivemind Solutions. Responsibilities include GitLab CI/CD pipelines, runner fleets, automation integrations, cloud-based simulation environments, Artifactory registries, secure container builds, Nix developer environments, and troubleshooting distributed development systems. The role requires strong scripting, Linux administration, cloud, security, and CI/CD expertise, along with eligibility for an active U.S. Secret clearance.

Design and verify display integrated circuits for augmented reality products. Develop UVM- and assertion-based testbenches, execute verification plans, measure functional and code coverage, debug with Siemens Questa, and automate workflows. Collaborate with digital, analog, software, and verification teams across the ASIC verification lifecycle, from planning through sign-off.

Develop and maintain C++ and Python simulation adapters, plugins, interfaces, and reusable framework components. Support migration from HMSSimBlocks to HMSF, integrate simulation backends, maintain CIGI and DDS interfaces, troubleshoot autonomy integration issues, and create tests and documentation. Collaborate with senior engineers on code reviews, debugging, design discussions, and integration support across simulation and autonomy teams.

Develops and tests hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure for mission autonomy and vision systems on crewed and uncrewed aircraft. Responsibilities include Python test automation, integration and regression testing in HIL, SIL, and VIL environments, sensor and onboard processing integration, software and firmware validation, troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, network, and software interfaces, and supporting ground and flight tests. Requires hands-on hardware/software integration experience, Python, Linux, practical electrical and mechanical skills, and ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Develop and maintain C++ and Python simulation adapters, plugins, interfaces, and reusable components. Support migration from HMSSimBlocks to HMSF, integrate simulation backends, maintain CIGI and DDS communications, diagnose distributed-system issues, and create tests and documentation. Collaborate with simulation, autonomy, and integration teams on code reviews, debugging, and framework improvements.

Own and improve Dropbox’s Windows endpoint platform, including provisioning, application delivery, patching, compliance, security configuration, troubleshooting, fleet health, and automation. Build code-managed endpoint operations using Intune, FleetDM, osquery, infrastructure-as-code, and GitOps practices. Lead cross-functional improvements, establish reliable deployment workflows, mentor engineers, review code and designs, and document reusable operational practices.

Design and verify custom analog, mixed-signal, memory, and digital IC layouts for AR display products. Collaborate with circuit, physical design, and layout engineers; perform floor planning, place and route, parasitic extraction, DRC, LVS, and ERC verification. Develop scripting and automation methodologies, optimize layout for area, performance, and power, support tapeout and foundry DFM requirements, and document designs for technical reviews.

Develop and test C++ and Python software, embedded firmware, autonomy features, simulation tools, and testing infrastructure for UAV systems. Work with sensors, perception, planning, mission systems, and real or simulated data. Investigate failures using logs and telemetry, support hardware- and software-in-the-loop integration, collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, document workflows, and participate in code reviews and design discussions.

Develop and operate a large-scale internal cloud management platform. Build APIs, UIs, CI/CD pipelines, and developer productivity tools using Go and TypeScript. Maintain Temporal and Argo Workflows pipelines, integrate development tooling, improve SDLC efficiency, support SOC 2 compliance, and collaborate with engineering, security, infrastructure, and SRE teams. Participate in on-call operations and apply AI technologies to improve workflows and decision-making.

Principal Architect responsible for shaping Wasabi’s object storage and database architecture. Designs large-scale distributed systems, evaluates database technologies, builds proofs of concept, troubleshoots performance and reliability issues, and guides long-term technical direction. The role requires deep AWS S3, database internals, distributed systems, Linux, networking, programming, and AI architecture expertise, along with technical leadership, mentoring, and hands-on engineering.

Lead backend engineering for a high-performance, data-intensive SaaS platform. Responsibilities include defining technical vision, designing scalable and highly available systems, executing technical projects, participating in architecture decisions, monitoring and optimizing services, improving CI/CD and infrastructure, conducting postmortems, mentoring engineers, documenting practices, and aligning with partner teams.

Build and maintain CrowdStrike’s golden-image platform and automated pipelines across Linux, macOS, and Windows. Develop Python automation for image builds, validation, drift detection, and testing; manage infrastructure as code with Ansible, Packer, and Terraform; integrate Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Artifactory; and support image lifecycle operations. The role includes troubleshooting production issues, security hardening, compliance collaboration, documentation, cross-team partnership, and participation in on-call rotations.

Develop and operate CrowdStrike’s internal cloud management platform and mission-critical CI/CD pipelines. Build APIs and UIs using Go and TypeScript, improve developer productivity, integrate tooling, maintain cloud-native infrastructure, and support secure, highly available software delivery systems. Collaborate with development, infrastructure, security, and SRE teams, ensure SOC2-aware processes, and participate in on-call operations.

Lead full-stack development for Huntress’s SOC platform, building analyst-facing investigation, triage, remediation, queueing, and customer reporting experiences. Shape architecture, data models, interfaces, security practices, reliability, observability, and testing while mentoring engineers and partnering with Product, UX, and SOC stakeholders. The role emphasizes Ruby on Rails, modern frontend development, cloud infrastructure, relational databases, and technical leadership across complex cybersecurity software products.

Maintains and troubleshoots server, storage, networking, cabling, and power hardware across a large-scale production data center fleet. Writes Python automation scripts, reviews logs and alerts, performs diagnostics, supports deployments, builds hardware health dashboards, coordinates with DevOps, supply chain, and vendors, and assists with hardware evaluation and reliability improvements. Requires on-call availability and travel to data center sites.

Leads a managed services engineering team responsible for AIX, Unix, and Linux service delivery. Oversees customer satisfaction, SLA performance, staffing, workload allocation, process improvement, operational procedures, budgets, vendor relationships, and technical service optimization. Manages customer reviews, support escalations, performance management, hiring, on-call schedules, and continuous service improvement while coordinating strategic and tactical technology plans across internal teams and partners.

Develops C++ and Python simulation plugins, adapters, and interfaces for defense modeling and simulation environments. Leads migration from HMSSimBlocks to HMSF, maintains legacy compatibility, builds reusable CIGI integrations, supports DDS and network communications, and troubleshoots simulation-autonomy integration issues. The role also includes designing extensible architectures, writing automated tests, documenting software, and supporting integration teams.