Linux Specialist

Responsibilities

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a vital role in designing, building, and supporting virtualization and server infrastructure in dispersed datacenter locations globally. You will support all aspects of server infrastructure from the Operating System layer through to virtualization and hardware layer.

• Act as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) for Linux-based systems
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Linux-based systems (primarily Ubuntu) across global datacenter environments
• Develop and maintain scripts (Bash, Python, or similar) for system administration, monitoring, and operational tasks
• Implement and manage patching, hardening, and security compliance for Linux systems
• Troubleshoot performance issues and optimize Linux environments for scalability and reliability
• Provide expert-level support to deploy, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade Infrastructure in on-prem and colocation datacenter spaces, as well as cloud services such as AWS
• Design and implement hybrid solutions that integrate on-premises environments with AWS cloud services for scalability and resilience
• Automate provisioning and configuration of resources using tools such as Ansible, CloudFormation, or Terraform
• Provide support for Cisco UCS, and traditional Dell and HP servers
• Configure, monitor, maintain, and upgrade multiple large Hyper-V clusters
• Provide support for large-scale enterprise DNS
• Participate in high-severity incidents, take ownership, and lead charge in troubleshooting, resolution, and root cause analysis
• Familiarize with Jira workflow, ticketing procedures, and implementations
• Liaise with vendors / business units to build and document infrastructure environments
• Provide expert advice, critically examine infrastructure and processes, and introduce / follow best practices to meet or exceed high availability, reliability, security, and industry compliance
• Foster team collaboration, regularly and generously share knowledge, and participate in mentoring / upskilling junior team members
• Participate in on-call rotations

Required Skills / Experience