Linux and Ansible Automation Engineer

Guide Point Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk.

By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, Guide Point enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.

S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

About Guide Point Security

Guide Point Security is a leading cybersecurity solutions and services firm enabling federal government organizations to make smarter security decisions that minimize risk.

With more than 800 vetted technology vendor partnerships and deep practitioner expertise across every major cybersecurity domain, Guide Point serves more than half of the U.

Government’s cabinet‑level agencies across Civilian, Do D, and Intelligence Community segments, as well as Federal System Integrators and major defense prime contractors.

We are growing our federal presales engineering team and looking for technically exceptional engineers who thrive at the intersection of federal mission and cybersecurity technology.

As a Linux and Ansible Automation Engineer on our project, you’ll be on the ground floor of building something meaningful by developing automation frameworks, establishing best practices, and laying the foundation for scalable infrastructure in a mission‑critical environment.

You’ll provide the customer with insight into their Linux environments through automated monitoring, system hardening, configuration management, and performance optimization.

You’ll work closely with mission partners and various stakeholders to understand their current pain points and translate them into automation solutions that reduce manual effort and operational risk.

Your technical expertise will be vital as you identify where automation can make the biggest immediate impact while keeping an eye on long‑term architecture.

You’ll help your team better understand what’s possible by turning early wins into repeatable methodologies and communicating their value to leadership.

Requirements

• MUST have TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a counter‑intelligence polygraph.
• 10+ years of experience administering Linux‑based environments such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience managing configuration at scale using Ansible, including enforcing consistent system state across large inventories, detecting and correcting configuration drift, and writing idempotent playbooks.
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code (Ia C) technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, Salt, Puppet, or Chef.
• Experience with Bash, Python, or Power Shell.
• Experience managing systems within U.

S. federal government or Do D enterprise IT environments, including security compliance and vulnerability management frameworks such as STIG, RMF, or NIST.

• Associate’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities, or Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience supporting IT projects and activities.
• Ability to obtain a Do D 8570 IAT Level III Certification such as Security X (formerly CASP+), CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP certification within 30 days of start date.
• Ability to obtain a Do D 8570 Cybersecurity Service Provider - Infrastructure Support Certification (CSSP‑IS), including CEH, Cy SA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND Certification, within 30 days of start date.
• Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with VMware v Sphere administration and managing virtual machines.
• Experience in Kubernetes, container platform operations, cluster lifecycle management, workload orchestration.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Net App storage solutions and designing or maintaining enterprise backup and recovery solutions.
• Knowledge of version control concepts and Git.

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Why Guide Point?

Guide Point Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately‑held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security.

Since its inception in 2011, Guide Point has grown to over 1,200 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.

Firmly‑defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere.

At Guide Point, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

• Some added perks
• Remote workforce primarily (U. S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on‑site may be required for Federal positions)
• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (Guide Point pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (Guide Point pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family)).

If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)

• Group Dental Insurance: Guide Point pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option
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