Senior Linux Systems Engineer VES, LLC seeks a highly motivated senior level Software Engineer. Would you like to work on a team of exceptionally smart people to design and build cutting-edge technology, pushing the envelope of what is possible? Do you want to work for a team-oriented DoD contractor that is passionate about using technology to protect and make soldiers more effective? If so, please read on! This Software Engineer position earns a highly competitive salary, depending on experience. You would also enjoy great benefits and perks, including health benefits, a 401(k) with match, 11 paid holidays, 15 paid vacation days, tuition reimbursement, and more. If this sounds like the right DoD software development opportunity for you, apply today! This position can be performed remotely but we are open to hybrid schedules for candidates that wish to work in either our APG, MD office or our Detroit, MI office. General Job Duties: Contribute as a Senior Engineer on a custom, from scratch Linux distribution Develop, test, and manage software as directed and determined by the project lead Maintain and improve the performance / security of existing software solutions Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues Recommend improvements to existing software solutions as necessary Technical Requirements: Experience developing and debugging C Strong ability to read and understand code written by other people Experience with common Linux scripting / shell utilities Bash/sh / Python / Perl / Awk / Sed, etc Experience with the following tracing/debugging tools: Strace, Ltrace, Ftrace, gdb, etc Deep understanding of the system services including systemd and udev In-depth hands-on experience with an RPM based distribution Intimately familiar with common build systems such as Makefile, CMake, and Meson Familiar with technologies to enable applications to run with least privilege, and avoid full root permission, including Linux Capabilities (getcap/setcap), seccomp, containers, etc Experience troubleshooting SELinux policy Experience with managing and securing Linux Containers (LXC), Docker Containers Experience working within virtualized environments kvm / qemu, libvirt, VirtualBox, etc Comfortable reading / compiling / debugging / customizing the Linux Kernel Familiar with enhanced Linux security hardening techniques cgroups, namespaces, seccomp, capabilities, SELinux, etc Desired Requirements: Have worked within an Agile methodology utilizing Scrum Teams Ability to take strategic guidance and execute in a self-motivated manner Passionate about learning new technologies, tools, and platforms Experience with Atlassian (JIRA, Confluence) Experience with tools such as Bitbake, Yocto, WindRiver Linux, Jenkins Have taken a Yocto/WindRiver/OpenEmbedded based project from inception to market Experience with preempt-rt, or other preemptable Linux solutions Required Education and Experience: Must be a U.S. Citizen, eligible for a security clearance with the DOD Mas