Job Description
We are looking for a highly experienced
Linux Engineer
to design, standardize, automate, and optimize enterprise-wide Linux platforms. This is a
hands-on engineering role
, focused on building reusable solutions and capabilities for Linux Operations and Infrastructure teams rather than performing day-to-day system administration.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain enterprise-wide
Linux platform standards and automated build solutions
.
- Develop standardized
OS and container golden images
for bare-metal, VMware, OpenShift, and cloud environments.
- Manage and enhance
Red Hat Satellite, Kickstart, PXE, DHCP, and Redfish
for automated provisioning.
- Engineer and optimize
RHEL platforms
, including kernel, CPU, memory, I/O, and network/TCP performance.
- Define and implement
Linux security, hardening, configuration, and compliance standards
.
- Develop monitoring and observability solutions for Linux OS and
Dell/HPE server infrastructure
, integrating with Splunk, ELK, SIEM, and AppDynamics.
- Automate patching, firmware updates, configuration management, monitoring, and compliance using
Ansible, Bash, and Python
.
- Develop
AI-driven solutions
to improve Linux engineering and BAU operations.
- Support Linux platforms across
OpenShift, VMware, Kubernetes, and cloud environments
.
- Act as a
Level 3 escalation point
for critical incidents and lead root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, DevOps, Security, Enterprise Architecture, and BAU teams to establish future-state Linux standards.
- Work with technology vendors and service partners to drive platform improvements and roadmap initiatives.
- Participate in a
24x7 on-call rotation
for critical incidents.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in
Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field
, or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years of experience in Enterprise Linux
, including at least
5 years in Senior Linux Administration and 5 years in Linux Engineering
.
- Strong hands-on expertise with
RHEL 6 onwards
.
- Extensive experience with
Red Hat Satellite Server
, preferably Kickstart.
- Strong knowledge of
PXE, DHCP, Redfish, and automated OS provisioning
.
- Hands-on experience creating standardized
OS/container images
across on-premises, VMware, OpenShift, and cloud environments.
- Strong expertise in
Red Hat OpenShift
and experience with
Kubernetes in cloud environments
.
- Proficiency in
Ansible, Bash, Python, Packer, and CI/CD/DevOps technologies
.
- Strong understanding of
DNS, NFS, NTP, SNMP, SMTP, Active Directory, TCP/IP, and Ethernet
.
- Strong Linux
troubleshooting, kernel analysis, performance tuning, and optimization
skills.
- Experience with enterprise
monitoring, logging, and SIEM
solutions.
- Strong understanding of Linux
security hardening and configuration management
.
- RHCE certification required
; RHCA is a plus.
- AWS/Azure certifications are advantageous.