Linux Platform Developer_ Pune Hinjewadi

Linux Platform Developer
Experience: 5-10 years

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain reusable Ansible playbooks, roles, collections, and workflows in AAP for Linux platform automation
• Design automation for provisioning, configuration management, patch orchestration, and application deployments across RHEL environments
• Build and maintain Kubernetes/OpenShift deployment assets, including manifests, templates, and deployment standards
• Support application onboarding to OpenShift/Kubernetes by defining projects, quotas, configuration, secrets, storage, and networking requirements
• Integrate automation with Red Hat Satellite, GitLab, APIs, and enterprise toolchains to enable end-to-end platform delivery
• Use Git-based workflows, code reviews, and version control best practices for all automation and platform code
• Develop self-service automation and reusable platform patterns to reduce manual effort and improve consistency
• Collaborate with application, database, security, and infrastructure teams to design deployment solutions and resolve integration issues
• Troubleshoot complex issues across Ansible, RHEL, OpenShift/Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Optimize automation performance, idempotency, logging, and error handling for production-grade execution
• Implement platform standards for security, hardening, secrets handling, and compliance within automation and container deployments
• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and onboarding guides for platform services and automation assets
• Support container image build and release processes using enterprise registry and pipeline standards
• Validate changes through testing, peer review, and controlled release practices before production rollout
• Work closely with operations teams to transition developed solutions into stable and supportable services
• Contribute to platform improvements, standardization, and modernization initiatives across Linux and container environments
• Stay current with Ansible, Kubernetes, and OpenShift capabilities and recommend practical platform enhancements
  Required Skills
• Solid Linux/RHEL administration knowledge with understanding of system configuration, patching, networking, and security fundamentals
• Strong hands-on experience with Ansible/AAP, including playbooks, roles, inventories, templates, variables, and workflow design
• Good working knowledge of Kubernetes and/or OpenShift, including pods, deployments, services, routes/ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, persistent storage, and basic troubleshooting
• Experience with Git/GitLab, YAML, JSON, REST APIs, and Infrastructure-as-Code or automation engineering practices
• Experience integrating automation with Red Hat Satellite, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise platform tools; Python or shell scripting is a plus

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills with a developer mindset
• Ability to convert operational requirements into reusable and maintainable automation assets
• Clear communication skills with strong focus on documentation and knowledge sharing
• Ability to collaborate closely with platform engineering, operations, security, and application teams
• Ownership, accountability, and commitment to quality, standardization, and continuous improvement
• Ability to manage priorities and deliver in enterprise environments with multiple stakeholders
  Preferred Qualifications & Certifications
• RHCSA/RHCE/Ansible Automation/OpenShift or Kubernetes certifications are an advantage
• Previous experience in enterprise-scale Linux, automation, or container platform env