Senior Linux Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Amazon Web Services
Ansible
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
Configuration Management
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Disaster Recovery
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Grafana
Incident Management
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Linux Administration
Systems Architecture
Shell Scripting

Job Details

Role: Senior Linux Engineer

Location: Atlanta, GA

Duration: 12+ Months 

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Linux Engineer to lead the design, implementation, optimization, and maintenance of our Linux-based systems and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring system reliability, security, scalability, and performance, while also mentoring junior team members and contributing to strategic decisions about system architecture and tooling.

Key Responsibilities

System Administration & Engineering

  • Design, install, configure, and maintain Linux servers (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.) across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
  • Manage user accounts, file systems, network services, and security policies.
  • Perform kernel upgrades, patch management, system backups, and performance tuning.

Infrastructure Automation & DevOps

  • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
  • Automate repetitive tasks and streamline system provisioning and deployments using shell scripting, Python, or other scripting languages.
  • Integrate with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, etc.) and monitoring systems.

Security & Compliance

  • Implement system hardening and apply security best practices (e.g., CIS Benchmarks, SELinux, firewalls).
  • Conduct security audits, vulnerability scanning, and compliance reporting (e.g., ISO, PCI-DSS, SOC2).
  • Respond to and investigate system alerts, anomalies, and potential threats.

Cloud & Virtualization

  • Deploy and manage Linux instances in cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure).
  • Manage containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
  • Configure and monitor virtualization platforms (VMware, KVM, etc.).

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

  • Set up and manage system and application monitoring using tools like Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
  • Troubleshoot complex system issues involving OS, hardware, network, or applications.
  • Provide on-call support for critical incidents and perform root cause analysis.

Collaboration & Mentoring

  • Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams on infrastructure needs and improvements.
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical leadership and reviews.
  • Document systems, procedures, and best practices clearly and thoroughly.

Required Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience: 5–8+ years in Linux systems administration/engineering in production environments.
  • Deep knowledge of the Linux operating system internals (boot process, file systems, networking).
  • Strong scripting skills (Bash, Python, Perl, etc.).
  • Experience with configuration management and IaC tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, SaltStack).
  • Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration platforms.
  • Proven ability to manage systems in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk).
  • Understanding of security best practices and system hardening techniques.
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