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About this role
Role Overview
Architect, deploy, and provide senior-level operational support for our on-premise and cloud-based Linux infrastructure and core IT services (e.g., virtualization, baremetal, storage, DNS), ensuring high availability and reliability.
Develop, maintain, and champion our Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation frameworks using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Foreman/MaaS to manage and deploy platform services.
Implement and automate system-level security best practices, including patching, hardening, and configuration management, ensuring compliance and resilience from the ground up.
Build and automate deployment pipelines for IT infrastructure services (e.g., system images, configuration, platform services) using tools like GitHub/Git, Ansible, and scripting tools.
Serve as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), working with IT Systems, CloudOps, Security, and Engineering teams to design and implement robust, scalable, and optimal solutions.
Participate in a shared on-call rotation to support mission-critical IT services (with clear documentation and runbooks provided).
Create and maintain accurate documentation for automation, operational audits, and compliance.
Design, implement, and administer enterprise storage platforms, including Dell PowerStore and Pure Storage arrays, ensuring capacity, performance, data protection, and high availability for critical workloads.
Mentor junior team members.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or 8+ years of equivalent experience in a large-scale enterprise environment
Deep, expert-level Linux systems administration experience (e.g., Red Hat, Rocky, Ubuntu) and mastery of common Command Line Interface (CLI) tools and services
Strong hands-on skills with Python and shell scripting, used for systems automation, tooling, and integration
Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and version control (GitHub/Git)
Solid experience managing hybrid infrastructure, with deep expertise in on-premise environments (virtualization/OpenStack, networking) and a strong understanding of core public cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerized platforms (Kubernetes)
Hands-on experience administering enterprise storage arrays, ideally including Dell PowerStore and Pure Storage FlashArray (provisioning, performance tuning, upgrades, and troubleshooting)
A security-first mindset and experience designing, building, and operating secure, automated infrastructure
Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls), including public cloud equivalents.