IT Engineer – Linux & Ansible Automation
Pay Range: $60/hour to $72/hour
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced IT Engineer – Linux & Ansible Automation to support the implementation, administration, automation, and optimization of enterprise Linux infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong Linux engineering expertise, experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, and a passion for automation, system reliability, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
• Implement, administer, and maintain Linux systems across physical data centers and cloud environments.
• Manage the full lifecycle of IT systems, including installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of critical production systems through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
• Monitor system health, performance, and utilization while identifying opportunities for optimization and tuning.
• Install, harden, patch, and secure Linux operating systems in accordance with industry best practices.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute hardware and software upgrades and new system deployments.
• Develop and maintain automation using Ansible, Bash, Python, or similar technologies.
• Support Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives and automation strategies.
• Participate in a rotating 24/7 on-call support schedule.
• Assist with incident response, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Contribute to system architecture, technical standards, and operational procedures.
• Support regulatory compliance, security audits, and certification activities.
• Collaborate with security, governance, and application teams to deploy secure, compliant, and scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Work with application teams to evaluate performance, capacity, and infrastructure requirements.
• Create, maintain, and update technical documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and operational runbooks.
• Stay current with Linux technologies, security best practices, and emerging infrastructure trends.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience administering Linux systems in a production environment.
• 4+ years of Linux systems administration and engineering experience.
• Experience supporting high-availability, multi-user enterprise environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience developing automation with Ansible and scripting languages such as Bash and Python.
• Working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Satellite.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code and DevOps practices.
• Experience using source control, CI/CD, and collaboration tools such as Bitbucket, Jira, and Jenkins.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, security concepts, and distributed systems.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and alerting tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across technical teams and participate in an on-call rotation.
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn new technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Veritas InfoScale.
• Experience with compliance and vulnerability management tools such as Tanium and Qualys.
• Exposure to enterprise security, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) processes.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments.