Linux and Ansible Automation Engineer at GuidePoint Security
Reston, VA
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Jul 7, 2026
Reston, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior Linux and Ansible automation engineering role supporting a federal government customer in a classified environment. The work centers on building automation frameworks for configuration management, system hardening, monitoring, and performance optimization across large Linux (RHEL) infrastructures, with a focus on reducing manual operational effort. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance and bring deep experience with Ansible, IaC tooling, and federal security compliance frameworks such as STIG, RMF, or NIST.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425).
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 (11)
The role is classified as a federal on-site position; the posting notes that 'working on-site may be required for Federal positions,' so while the company is primarily remote, this role may require on-site work at a federal facility. Remote flag is set to true based on the general company policy, but candidates should verify on-site requirements.
TS/SCI clearance is a hard gate; the posting additionally requires the ability to obtain a counter-intelligence (CI) polygraph, which is captured under TopSecretSci.
The degree requirement is structured as a tiered alternative (Associate's + 5 yrs, Bachelor's + 3 yrs, or Master's + 1 yr), with no single minimum degree hard-gated — equivalent experience combinations are accepted, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The 10+ years figure is for Linux administration specifically (RHEL), which is also the dominant role-level experience signal; it is used as the overall years minimum.
Terraform is listed as one of several IaC alternatives alongside Ansible (which is separately required on its own); Salt, Puppet, and Chef are captured as alternatives to Terraform for the IaC requirement.
Bash, Python, and PowerShell are listed as interchangeable scripting options under a single requirement; Bash is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
STIG, RMF, and NIST are listed as interchangeable compliance framework examples under a single requirement; STIG is used as the primary.
DoD 8570 IAT Level III and CSSP-IS certifications are required but must only be obtained within 30 days of start — not a pre-hire credential gate in the traditional sense. These are not emitted as skills since they name no specific technology tool.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily Linux systems administration and configuration management (15-1244), but the emphasis on writing Ansible playbooks, IaC, and automation frameworks introduces meaningful overlap with 15-1252 Software Developers.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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