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Senior RHEL Satellite Engineer / Team Lead

About Trilogy Innovations

At Trilogy Innovations, we are committed to driving meaningful change for our customers and communities through smart, innovative technology that solves real problems. As a growing systems and software engineering company, we partner across public and private sectors to modernize enterprise systems, strengthen security, and deliver high value solutions. We are scaling with purpose, investing in our people, processes, and platforms as we expand. We work hard, think creatively, and value every perspective as we push boundaries and build systems that matter.
Who you are
Trilogy Innovations, Inc. is seeking a Senior RHEL Satellite Engineer to serve as Team Lead on a federal infrastructure modernization engagement supporting a critical U.S. Department of Energy mission environment. This role serves as the single point of technical accountability for delivery quality, architecture decisions, and client engagement throughout the period of performance. 
The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of enterprise Linux engineering experience with deep, hands-on expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration and architecture, Red Hat Satellite design and Day-2 operations, and Ansible Automation Platform. You will lead a lean, high-impact team through a six-milestone RHEL replatforming and Satellite implementation effort in a NERC CIP-governed environment, owning the technical approach from initial assessment through knowledge transfer.
What you will do:

• Lead Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x upgrade initiatives, including troubleshooting, migration planning, risk mitigation, and implementation of greenfield deployment strategies.
• Design, implement, and maintain Red Hat Satellite 6.x architecture, including Capsule Server placement, content lifecycle management, patch management, and system provisioning strategies.
• Provide technical leadership for enterprise Linux infrastructure modernization efforts, ensuring solutions align with security, scalability, performance, and operational requirements.
• Conduct technical reviews and quality assurance of Ansible automation, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and related engineering artifacts to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and project requirements.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for government stakeholders, program leadership, and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), providing technical guidance, status updates, and recommendations.
• Mentor and support junior engineers by promoting best practices, reviewing technical solutions, and developing reusable automation frameworks and engineering patterns.
• Develop, standardize, and maintain reusable automation solutions to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability across enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify technical challenges, develop solutions, and drive successful project execution.
• Produce, maintain, and deliver technical documentation, including design documents, implementation plans, operational procedures, and project deliverables aligned with Statement of Work (SOW) requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to enhance automation, infrastructure management, operational processes, and service delivery.

Success is defined by delivering a secure, scalable RHEL platform while leading the team to meet program milestones.

You will be successful if you:

• Deliver target-state architecture aligned to program and compliance requirements
• Lead technical execution across all milestones (M1–M6)
• Ensure successful deployment and operation of OpenShift and Red Hat platforms
• Establish strong engineering and automation standards
• Mentor the team and drive high performance
• Identify and mitigate risks while communicating effectively with stakeholders

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Equivalent professional experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive Linux / RHEL engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a technical lead, principal engineer, or architect capacity.
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification
• Red Hat Satellite Specialist credential
• Demonstrated experience deploying Satellite in disconnected or semi-disconnected federal environments
• Experience operating under compliance frameworks such as NERC CIP, FISMA, or equivalent
• Ability to obtain a DOE Security Badge and successfully adjudicate an NBIS eApp background investigation prior to start.

• Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
• Existing DOE badge or active federal clearance (Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI).

Compensation and Benefits:
Salary range: $180,000 - $184,000

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance bonus eligibility
• 401k with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Professional development programs
• Employee referral bonus program

Why Trilogy Innovations

At Trilogy Innovations, we believe strong teams build meaningful solutions. We deliver high quality systems and software engineering services across public and private sectors, supporting complex and mission critical environments with integrity, collaboration, and care.

Since 2010, our talented team has partnered with organizations such as the FBI, U.S. Air Force, NASA, Department of Education, Department of Energy, DHS, SOCOM, and leading private sector clients. We are known for combining technical excellence with a thoughtful, people first approach.

At Trilogy, you will work alongside smart, committed professionals in a supportive, learning oriented environment. We value innovation, accountability, and continuous growth, and we encourage our people to bring both expertise and humanity to the work they do.

If you are looking to contribute to impactful work while growing your skills in a collaborative and forward-thinking organization, Trilogy Innovations is a place where you can do just that.

Trilogy Innovations, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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