Linux Platform Engineering

Accountabilities

• • Own the enterprise Linux platform roadmap, including operating system lifecycle management, patching strategy, standardization, technical debt reduction, and continuous modernization.
  • Define and maintain engineering standards, platform build patterns, operational practices, and reliability-focused processes across Linux environments.
  • Design and implement scalable, resilient Linux solutions across on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
  • Act as a technical authority for compute, virtualization, storage integration, and core Linux services.
  • Lead architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and key engineering decisions related to Linux platforms.
  • Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code adoption using technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and Python.
  • Develop reusable automation frameworks, platform modules, orchestration workflows, and self-service capabilities to eliminate manual and error-prone processes.
  • Champion platform engineering and DevOps practices across the wider infrastructure organization.
  • Own platform availability, performance, capacity, resiliency, and recoverability in line with SLAs and business requirements.
  • Establish and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability standards using enterprise platforms such as Datadog and Dynatrace.
  • Lead complex infrastructure incidents, perform deep root-cause analysis, and implement permanent corrective actions.
  • Ensure backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies are properly designed, implemented, tested, and maintained.
  • Embed security-by-design principles into Linux architecture and operations, partnering with security teams on hardening, vulnerability management, patching, and compliance.
  • Maintain security baselines, configuration standards, and audit-ready operational practices.
  • Engineer and support Linux workloads running on VMware and cloud platforms.
  • Collaborate with storage teams on SAN/NAS integration, LUN provisioning, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
  • Own and maintain Linux-based infrastructure services, including DNS, DHCP, LDAP, and NTP.
  • Work closely with infrastructure, network, storage, database, application, and vendor teams to deliver integrated technical solutions.
  • Translate technical risks, dependencies, and trade-offs into clear business impact for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Lead complex initiatives from initial design through implementation, deployment, and operational handover.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to raising technical capability and platform engineering maturity across the organization.
  • Promote automation, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and repeatable, well-documented operating practices.

  Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7–10+ years of progressive experience engineering and operating Linux platforms in enterprise environments, with approximately 8–10 years of relevant experience preferred.
  • Deep expertise in enterprise Linux distributions, particularly SUSE Linux, RHEL, or equivalent platforms, across large-scale deployments.
  • Advanced proficiency with the Linux command line and scripting, particularly Bash and Python; Perl experience is an advantage.
  • Proven experience designing and operating automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, or comparable technologies.
  • Strong experience with virtualization platforms, particularly VMware vSphere or equivalent technologies.
  • Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NTP, and VPN.
  • Hands-on experience integrating Linux environments with enterprise storage technologies such as SAN, NAS, and RAID.
  • Experience with enterprise backup and recovery solutions such as Veeam or Rubrik.
  • Experience building, maintaining, and distributing RPMs and Linux packages.
  • Practical experience implementing and managing monitoring and observability solutions such as Datadog, Dynatrace, Nagios, or SolarWinds.
  • Strong understanding of Linux security hardening, patching strategies, vulnerability management, and enterprise compliance requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to take ownership of complex technical initiatives and deliver measurable platform outcomes.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Advanced Linux certifications such as RHCE, LPIC-3, or equivalent are desirable.
  • Experience with hybrid and public cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, or GCP, is a strong advantage.
  • Familiarity with containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift is beneficial.
  • Exposure to platform engineering or SRE operating models is a plus.
  • Experience supporting highly available enterprise applications, including Oracle single-instance and RAC environments, is advantageous.
  • Experience with storage-array configuration and performance tuning is desirable.

  Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation of $50–$56 per hour on W2, with final compensation dependent on qualifications, experience, and location.
  • Remote working arrangement.
  • Initial contract duration of 6+ months.
  • Opportunity to take ownership of enterprise-scale Linux platforms and influence long-term infrastructure strategy.
  • Exposure to modern DevOps, automation, Infrastructure as Code, cloud, observability, and platform engineering technologies.
  • Opportunity to lead complex technical initiatives and contribute to infrastructure modernization.
  • Collaborative environment involving infrastructure, cloud, security, application, database, network, and storage teams.
  • Opportunities to mentor engineers and help advance platform engineering practices.
  • Experience working with large-scale hybrid infrastructure and mission-critical enterprise systems.