Linux System Administrator (Automation & DevOps) at Insight Global
Atlanta, GA
$75,000–$95,000from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A DevOps/automation engineering role centered on managing Kubernetes environments via Rancher and OpenShift, owning GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and architecting Compliance-as-Code solutions using tools such as Ansible, Artifactory, Tenable Nessus, Axonius, and CrowdStrike. The position suits someone with hands-on experience building automation and DevOps processes from scratch, ideally with a background in security tooling and Linux administration.
Mid level · 2+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 750 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 320–1,150
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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 $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (9)
The posting is a contract-to-hire role; compensation ($75–95K) appears to be quoted on an annual basis based on the figures and context, though the posting does not explicitly state 'per year'.
Degree requirement is effectively None: the JD offers an Associate's degree + 2 years OR a Bachelor's degree + 4 years OR equivalent experience as alternatives, so no specific degree is hard-gated.
The overall years minimum is set to 2 (the lower bound of the stated experience range).
OpenShift is mentioned in the job description narrative but not explicitly called out in the Skills and Requirements section as a hard gate, so it is marked preferred.
Security tooling (Tenable Nessus, Axonius, CrowdStrike) is listed under 'Familiarity with' in the requirements section — familiarity language makes these preferred rather than hard gates.
Windows and macOS support experience appear in the requirements section but are secondary to the core Linux/DevOps focus; they are marked preferred accordingly.
Industry certifications (Red Hat, GitLab/CI-CD, Security+) are explicitly called 'a plus' and are omitted as they name no specific technology stack requirement beyond what is already captured.
SOC confidence is Medium: the role blends DevOps/automation engineering (15-1252) with infrastructure/systems administration (15-1244); the architect-level automation and CI/CD build work tips it toward 15-1252.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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