[Remote] Linux Platform Engineering
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Confidential company is seeking a Linux Platform Engineering professional to engineer and operate enterprise Linux platforms. The role is responsible for automation, infrastructure as code, virtualization, networking, storage, backup and recovery, monitoring, security hardening, and ownership of complex platform initiatives.
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience
- 7–10+ years of progressive experience engineering and operating Linux platforms in enterprise environments
- Deep expertise in enterprise Linux (RHEL, SUSE, or equivalent) across large scale deployments
- Advanced proficiency with Linux CLI and scripting (Bash, Python; Perl a plus)
- Proven experience designing and operating automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.)
- Strong experience with virtualization technologies (VMware vSphere or similar)
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NTP, VPN)
- Hands on experience integrating Linux systems with enterprise storage (SAN, NAS, RAID)
- Experience with enterprise backup and recovery platforms (e.g., Veeam, Rubrik)
- Experience building, maintaining, and distributing RPMs and Linux packages
- Experience implementing monitoring and observability platforms (Datadog, Dynatrace, Nagios, SolarWinds)
- Strong understanding of Linux security hardening, patching strategies, and compliance requirements
- Demonstrated ability to own complex technical initiatives and platform outcomes
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non technical stakeholders
- RHCE, LPIC 3, or equivalent advanced Linux certifications
- Experience operating Linux platforms in hybrid or cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with containers and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
- Exposure to platform engineering or SRE operating models
- Experience supporting high availability enterprise applications, including Oracle (single instance and RAC)
- Experience with storage array level configuration and performance tuning
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