Systems Engineer MID - NMS Engineer

Systems Engineer Mid - NMS EngineerCandidates must be U.S. citizens able to obtain and/or maintain a Department of Defense security clearance as a condition and continuation of employment.Location: Norfolk, VA (On-site) Alternate Location: Jacksonville, FL, Pearl Harbor, HIRole OverviewAn established organization is seeking a Systems Engineer Mid - NMS Engineer to join a dynamic technical team. This role focuses on the administration, configuration, and end-to-end support of complex Network Management Systems (NMS) and back-end Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) infrastructure.

The selected professional will ensure high availability, proactive monitoring, and robust automation across diverse network nodes within secure facilities.Key ResponsibilitiesProvision, configure, and maintain RHEL 8 servers hosting core NMS applications across physical, virtual, and restricted environments.Optimize Linux kernel parameters, memory allocation, and storage subsystems to handle high-volume telemetry and configuration data intake.Manage package rollouts, applying routine security errata, operating system updates, and maintaining custom repositories.Write and maintain Ansible playbooks and scripts to automate server provisioning, user management, and operational tasks related to NMS tools.Enforce security Linux policies, access rules, and compliance standards to ensure the monitoring platform resists compromise.Configure and expand Logical Volume Manager structures to manage high-write NMS databases and syslog partition scaling.Deploy, upgrade, and troubleshoot enterprise-grade NMS applications including Cisco Catalyst Center, OpenText Network Automation, OpenText Network Node Manager, and Arista CloudVision.Architect and maintain integrations between NMS engines, CMDB asset databases, and ITSM platforms via APIs.Configure polling intervals, customize SNMP MIBs and traps, and set up telemetry collectors to construct comprehensive network matrices.Construct alerting logic, thresholds, and notification profiles to minimize alert fatigue while ensuring critical outages surface instantly.Required QualificationsEducation: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.Experience: Three to five plus years of dedicated experience managing enterprise networks and network management platforms.Technical Skills: Advanced administration of RHEL 8 environments (RHCSA or RHCE certifications preferred) with deep knowledge of systemd, system logging, and troubleshooting utilities. Proficient in networking protocols including SNMP (v3), Syslog, SSH, ICMP, NetFlow, and TACACS+/RADIUS. Demonstrated capability utilizing Ansible, Python, or Bash for infrastructure automation.Preferred QualificationsExperience managing containerized infrastructure and Kubernetes orchestration for modern NMS deployments.Functional understanding of advanced multivendor routing and switching network environments.