Linux Engineer

Title: Linux Engineer 

Location Details:  Woonsocket, RI 02895

Duration: 12+ Month Contract

Description:

• We are seeking a highly skilled Linux Engineer to join our team and support the design, deployment, integration, and ongoing management of Linux-based infrastructure and containerized platforms. This role requires strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and modern container technologies, along with a solid foundation in Linux systems administration, troubleshooting, and operational best practices.
• The ideal candidate will also bring experience with Linux, networking, system configuration coupled with DevOPS experience and will demonstrate strong documentation, integration, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• The Linux Engineer is responsible for acting as Linux engineering subject matter expert on projects and business support requests of all sizes, from initiation through successful completion. You should be able to provide multiple solutions and be able to perform the engineering and drive the development required to implement any selected option. In alignment with Store Systems Management, problem resolution and collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure project goals are met. In addition, the Linux Engineer provides Store Systems Management with regular status updates, continuous process improvement, and completion of customer satisfaction initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, configure, and support Linux-based systems and environments.
• Build, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Maintain and optimize Kubernetes clusters, including deployment, scaling, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Support system integration efforts across infrastructure, applications, and platform services.
• Configure and manage Linux networking, including routing, firewall rules, and related security controls.
• Administer and troubleshoot IPTables and other Linux firewall technologies.
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure reliable and secure platform operations.
• Create and maintain clear, accurate technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and system diagrams.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure systems follow operational, security, and compliance standards.

Required Skills:

• Bash/Python scripting – at least intermediate
• Configure/Install/Admin - Debian based (Ubuntu) systems and RHEL
• Hardware management – firmware, OOB (iLO), storage configuration (LVM)
• KVM Hypervisor virtualization
• Docker (EE & CE), create containers, docker-compose (Kubernetes, docker swarm is a plus)
• Linux Benchmarking, Performance Testing
• SystemD and Linux services (NTP, DNS, Squid, NFS, iptables)
• Linux middleware services Apache, MySQL
• Filesystem setup and management
• System Security i.e. MSB, security scanning tools (e.g. Qualys), firewall, PKI
• Working Knowledge of k3S (Kubernetes) clusters deployed in rancher/fleet environments at the edge and in cloud
• Strong technical documentation skills

Preferred Skills:

• CI/CD  - Jenkins pipeline, GIT
• Ansible
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools is a plus.
• Server Capacity Planning
• Experience implementing HA environments
• Experience with other Hypervisor hardware/software (Nutanix, Vmware Esxi)
• Experience in Hybrid Cloud Platforms i.e OpenShift, OpenStack

Experience:

10+ Years Linux configuration/Engineering and scripting