Lead Linux Platform Engineer

Location: US
Workplace: Remote
Employment: Contract
Salary: USD 50–56/hr

Posted 27d ago

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Responsibilities

Own the enterprise Linux platform roadmap, including OS lifecycle management, patching strategy, standardization, and technical debt reduction
Define and enforce engineering standards, build patterns, and operational best practices across Linux environments
Design and implement scalable, resilient Linux-based solutions across on prem and cloud environments
Lead the design and implementation of automation frameworks using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and Python
Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and reusable platform modules
Own platform availability, performance, capacity, and recoverability, aligned to SLAs and business requirements
Define and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability standards using enterprise tooling (e.g., Datadog, Dynatrace)
Serve as a technical escalation lead during incidents, conducting deep root cause analysis and driving permanent corrective actions
Embed security by design principles into Linux platform architecture and operations
Partner with security teams to implement OS hardening, vulnerability management, and compliance controls
Engineer and support Linux workloads running on VMware and cloud platforms
Partner with storage teams on SAN/NAS integration, LUN provisioning, and performance tuning
Own Linux-based infrastructure services such as DNS, DHCP, LDAP, and NTP
Act as a technical leader and escalation point for complex Linux platform issues
Mentor and guide engineers, raising platform engineering maturity and technical capability

Requirements

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

Preferred

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

Skills

Linux
RHEL
SUSE
Bash
Python
Perl
Ansible
Terraform
Puppet
VMware vSphere
TCP/IP
DNS
DHCP
NTP
VPN
SAN
NAS
RAID
Veeam
Rubrik
RPM
Datadog
Dynatrace
Nagios
SolarWinds
AWS
Azure
GCP
Docker
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Oracle
LDAP

Responsibilities

Requirements

Preferred

Skills

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