Linux Engineer- Linux Fleet Management

INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

Infrastructure Engineer III - Linux Fleet Management

Job Profile Summary

Design, engineer, and continuously improve scalable Linux fleet management, automation, configuration management, patching, and lifecycle capabilities. Serve as a technical leader and escalation point for complex infrastructure issues while driving automation, reliability, standardization, and operational maturity across the managed fleet.

Career Level Summary

• Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge of infrastructure engineering and related disciplines.
• Solves complex and cross-platform technical problems with minimal guidance.
• Leads technical projects or significant workstreams and is accountable for technical outcomes.
• Designs and implements scalable infrastructure automation, configuration management, and fleet-management solutions.
• Defines and improves engineering standards and operational practices.
• Serves as a senior technical resource and escalation point for less-experienced engineers.
• Mentors Engineers I and II and contributes to long-term fleet strategy and modernization.

Critical Competencies

• Excellence: Demonstrates accountability, discipline, and consistent execution while maintaining reliable and supportable infrastructure.
• Customer-driven: Understands the needs of technology teams and delivers infrastructure services that support reliable business operations.
• Expertise: Builds and applies technical knowledge in Linux systems, fleet management, automation, and configuration management.
• Agility: Adapts to changing infrastructure requirements, technologies, and operational priorities.
• Compassion: Collaborates effectively, shares knowledge, and contributes to a positive and supportive engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable Linux fleet management, automated patching, and configuration-management solutions.
• Define and improve automated patching architectures, workflows, and operational controls.
• Design Puppet, Ansible, Jenkins, or equivalent automation patterns and reusable engineering frameworks.
• Develop advanced Python, Bash, or comparable automation for complex infrastructure use cases.
• Establish configuration-as-code, source-control, testing, and deployment practices for infrastructure automation.
• Define technical standards for Linux fleet configuration, patching, lifecycle management, and operational readiness.
• Lead complex end-of-life, modernization, and technical-debt remediation initiatives.
• Diagnose complex, systemic, and cross-platform infrastructure failures and drive root-cause remediation.
• Analyze fleet-wide operational metrics to identify systemic reliability and efficiency improvements.
• Lead technical projects from design through implementation and operationalization.
• Evaluate infrastructure automation and configuration-management technologies and recommend adoption approaches.
• Partner with architecture, cloud, application, security, and infrastructure teams on complex technical initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and serve as a senior escalation point for production infrastructure issues.

Knowledge

• Linux system administration and operating system concepts.
• Linux package management, patching, and operating system lifecycle management.
• Infrastructure automation and configuration management principles.
• Desired-state configuration, configuration drift, standardized deployment, and configuration-as-code practices.
• Server infrastructure, virtualization, and cloud computing concepts.
• Infrastructure vulnerability remediation and system hardening concepts.
• Networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, and connectivity troubleshooting.
• Deep knowledge of monitoring, availability, capacity, backup, recovery, and resiliency practices.
• Infrastructure architecture and engineering standards.
• Operational risk, lifecycle strategy, and technical-debt management.
• Advanced source-control, testing, and software engineering practices for infrastructure automation.

Skills

• Advanced Linux Systems Administration
• Operating System Patching
• Infrastructure Automation
• Configuration Management
• Deep knowledge of Ansible
• Bash / Shell Scripting
• Configuration-as-Code
• Git / Source Control
• Infrastructure Architecture
• Cloud Computing
• Virtualization
• Network/Systems Skills
• Vulnerability Remediation
• Infrastructure Monitoring
• Operational Metrics
• Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• Mentoring
• Process Improvement
• Knowledge of Linux Fleet Management, Python, Jenkins, Puppet are added advantage.

Education

• High School Diploma or regional equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline preferred; relevant professional experience may substitute at the manager's discretion.

Certifications

Relevant industry certifications preferred. Examples include Linux, Red Hat, Ansible/Red Hat Automation, cloud, or infrastructure-related certifications. Equivalent technical experience may substitute for certifications.

Experience

5-8 years of relevant experience in Linux systems administration, infrastructure engineering, fleet management, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or a related technical role.

Disclaimer

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.