Top Linux Jobs in Washington, DC

Drive SRE practices for VA enterprise healthcare platforms: automate infrastructure and CI/CD, define SLIs/SLOs, improve observability and reliability, support incident response, and ensure cloud-native, secure, compliant operations in AWS and containerized environments.

Designs, develops, and maintains Drupal-based web applications (front-end and back-end). Implements secure coding, CI/CD with Azure DevOps, Fortify scans, API integrations, multi-environment deployments, accessibility (Section 508), troubleshooting, documentation, and alignment with DevSecOps, Zero Trust, and RMF A&A requirements.

Lead architecture and delivery of enterprise DDI solutions (Infoblox-focused) including migrations, upgrades, re-architecture, and lifecycle engineering. Produce design artifacts, testing and cutover plans, and guide long-term DDI strategy. Support pre-sales with demos, discovery, POCs, solution design, and RFP/RFI responses while partnering with Account Executives to capture new business.

Design, implement, and operate large-scale distributed NoSQL and multi-model database solutions across cloud and hybrid environments. Provide architecture, performance tuning, sharding/partitioning, disaster recovery, monitoring, automation, and migration support. Partner with engineering and business teams to define data strategies, perform security assessments, and lead implementation, troubleshooting, and on-call operations.

Platform Engineer responsible for building and securing cloud-native platform infrastructure. Work includes IaC, Kubernetes cluster build/maintenance (EKS/RKE2), CI/CD and GitOps automation, secure coding and vulnerability remediation, mentoring engineers, and coordinating application-to-platform integrations for DoD/Navy environments.

Design, deploy, and automate on‑prem and cloud infrastructure; manage Kubernetes and core services (databases, monitoring, storage); collaborate with software engineers to build scalable, operable systems; own service lifecycle from design to deployment and refinement.

The Senior DevOps Engineer will manage cloud infrastructure, improve CI/CD pipelines, support AI capabilities, and collaborate with software engineering teams to ensure system reliability and efficiency.

Design and document Azure cloud architecture and cost analyses (with AWS comparisons); create system/network diagrams and VPN-to-VPN design; set up and demonstrate Hadoop and Neo4j POCs using sample data; implement Vormetric data/file encryption in Azure; provide patch management solutions; produce detailed design/configuration documentation for the Xerox Content Analytics team. Requires working knowledge of Linux.

Provide senior Oracle DBA support for Exadata (RAC) and Data Guard environments, perform performance tuning, manage production and non-prod EDW systems, monitor ASM/OS/storage capacity, analyze AWR reports, and write Unix/Linux shell scripts.

The Production Engineer will design, build and maintain production infrastructure, ensuring reliability, observability, and automation while collaborating with engineering teams on distributed systems.

Design, deploy, and automate core infrastructure (on‑prem and cloud) and manage Kubernetes and Linux fleets. Collaborate with engineers to build scalable, operable services and improve lifecycle: testing, CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, and performance.

Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems. Implement monitoring, automated alerting, incident response, automation, chaos engineering, and rollback/recovery. Build dashboards, runbooks, and scripts; analyze capacity and performance; respond to outages and conduct post-incident reviews. Collaborate with development, cloud, and cybersecurity teams and implement security best practices across operations.

As a Senior Technical Writer, you will develop production-ready documentation for GemTalk's products, collaborating with engineers and ensuring clarity and accuracy in technical content.

The Platform Engineer will design and implement scalable compute infrastructure for autonomous vehicle simulation, utilizing cloud platforms and on-premises clusters, along with managing CI/CD pipelines and monitoring systems.

The Deployed Engineer will build demos and POCs, support customer questions, manage technical relationships, update documentation, and collaborate with engineering to drive customer success.

We are seeking 2025 and 2026 Graduate Software Engineers to join Canonical's teams focused on open source software. Responsibilities include product roadmapping, coding in various languages, engaging with the community, and ensuring high-quality performance. Candidates should have an exceptional academic track record and experience with Linux.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable web and desktop applications (Electron) and Go microservices for torque monitoring, logging, and QA. Integrate industrial protocols (Modbus TCP, Siemens S7, MQTT), implement REST/WebSocket APIs, deploy containerized Linux services with Docker, and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

Design, implement, and maintain Atlassian/ALM toolchains and CI/CD build/deployment environments. Administer systems (Linux/Windows), version control (Git), DevOps practices, and support database deployment/tuning. Collaborate on Agile teams and automate deployments using CI/CD tools.

Deploy and configure autonomous mobile robot systems in large fulfillment centers. Create SLAM-based maps (AutoCAD/CAD), install and integrate hardware, software, and server infrastructure, provide on-site customer support and post-installation troubleshooting, and manage customer relationships. Extensive travel required.

Develop and optimize UE Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocol stack (MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC, NAS) for LTE and 5G NR. Implement 3GPP features, debug with protocol analyzers, integrate with PHY/L1, run functional and performance tests using UE simulators and network emulators, and ensure operator compliance.

Provide advanced Linux/Unix administration in a 24×7 NOC: troubleshoot OS/service/connectivity issues, perform re-imaging, patching, package management (yum/apt/rpm), monitoring, incident remediation, runbook creation, documentation, and train Level 1 analysts. Maintain compliance and operational reporting across development, test,and production servers; support rotating shifts.

As a Staff Wireless Software Engineer, you will develop and architect wireless protocol stacks, optimize performance, and lead design implementations for real-time communication systems, collaborating closely with hardware and firmware teams.

The Public Cloud Solution Architect will work with Canonical's partners to drive cloud initiatives, integrating Ubuntu and ensuring alignment on product strategies while creating promotional materials and advocating for cloud adoption.

The Energy Engineer will integrate building automation systems data into Ameresco's platform, support on-site gateways, and ensure data quality while collaborating with stakeholders and customers.

Lead design, development, and support of enterprise backend integrations. Build and enhance REST and SOAP APIs, evolve data/service models, develop scalable integration components, troubleshoot production issues, influence architecture, mentor engineers, perform design/code reviews, and collaborate with vendors and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable integrations.