DevOps Engineer / Linux Administrator at ASM Research
Fairfax, VA
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Jul 7, 2026
Fairfax, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on infrastructure role focused on administering and automating enterprise Linux environments for a government-adjacent program requiring a Secret clearance. Day-to-day work spans system patching, performance tuning, and troubleshooting alongside building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Ansible. The position suits an experienced Linux administrator comfortable with scripting, configuration management, and secure deployment practices in an OCI/cloud environment.
Mid level · 3+ years · Remote · Secret clearance
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (12)
The role is titled 'DevOps Engineer / Linux Administrator' with no explicit seniority level in the title; the title states no level. The 3+ years requirement and scope of responsibilities support a Mid-level classification.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role writes automation code, builds CI/CD pipelines, and develops scripts (pointing to 15-1252 Software Developers), but also has a heavy Linux system administration and operations mandate (pointing to 15-1244). 15-1252 was chosen as primary because pipeline development and automation scripting appear to be the dominant deliverables.
No work location or metro area is specified in the posting. The posting explicitly states 'Ability to work remotely. No travel required,' so remote=true.
A Secret security clearance is explicitly required ('Candidates must have a secret security clearance'). U.S. citizenship is also required.
DoD 8140 compliance (e.g., CompTIA Security+) is listed as a hard requirement alongside the clearance but names no specific tool or technology, so it is not emitted as a skill.
The scripting languages (Python, Bash, Zsh, Ksh, Csh) are listed together as a single requirement in the required section; Python is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
GitLab CI/CD and FlexDeploy are listed as alternatives in the same 'or similar' clause alongside Jenkins and Ansible Core; Jenkins and Ansible are called out separately with 'strong experience' and are emitted as their own required skills.
A Bachelor's degree is listed only under Preferred Qualifications ('or equivalent relevant experience'), so the degree requirement is None.
Container orchestration and cloud-native deployment appear only in the Preferred Qualifications section and are marked as preferred accordingly.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): container orchestration.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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