Senior Unix/Linux Automation Engineer

Key Responsiblities:

Unix Server & Infrastructure Engineering (30%)

- Administer, patch, and maintain Oracle Linux and AIX servers; manage lifecycle and compliance using tools like OS Management Hub, Tanium, or equivalent.

- Manage virtual machine provisioning, migration, lifecycle, and decommissioning across Nutanix AHV and GCP.

- Support server standards, provisioning processes, infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.

- Troubleshoot complex server and infrastructure issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.

- Diagnose system memory, disk I/O, and storage performance issues (e.g., Virtual SCSI tuning) in high-availability environments.

- Coordinate with application, database, network, storage, cloud, and security teams to resolve cross-platform issues.

Processes automation (30%)

- Design, build, and maintain Ansible playbooks to manage configuration across heterogeneous Linux/AIX fleets.

- Lead discovery, planning, and implementation phases of new automation initiatives to reduce manual operations.

Security & Patch Management (25%)

- Support Linux and AIX Server patching using Tanium and related enterprise tools.

- Remediate vulnerabilities and security findings within defined SLAs.

- Support infrastructure security tools such as CrowdStrike and Delinea Secret Server.

- Prepare and execute production infrastructure changes following established change management processes.

Operational Support (15%)

- Take ownership of incidents and escalations through diagnosis, coordination, resolution, and documentation.

- Support monitoring and observability using platforms such as Datadog.

- Manage ITSM tickets and engineering work through Jira Service Management.

- Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.

- Participate in disaster recovery testing, maintenance windows, and on-call support.

Basic Qualifications:

- 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting Linux OS (Oracle Linux preferred) in enterprise/production environments.

- 4+ years of experience using Ansible for configuration management across Linux and AIX servers.

- Working knowledge of patch management tools and zero-downtime patching strategies.

- Proven experience driving automation projects from discovery through implementation.

- Strong Ansible playbook scripting and automation skills.

- Experience with Active Directory SSSD integration troubleshooting.

- Experience with Nutanix AHV.

- Experience with enterprise patch management and vulnerability remediation.

- Experience with ITSM and production change management processes.

- Ability to independently manage complex technical work with limited supervision.

- Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

- Ability to participate in on-call support and after-hours maintenance when required.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience with Tanium, CrowdStrike, Delinea Secret Server, and/or Datadog.

- Experience supporting Linux workloads in GCP and/or AWS.

- Experience with certificate management (creation/update).

- Familiarity with FreeRADIUS, LDAP, or Kerberos.

- Familiarity with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.

- Exposure to CI/CD and infrastructure automation platforms such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.

- Experience with infrastructure migrations, cloud initiatives, or data center modernization.

- Relevant Linux, cloud, virtualization, or infrastructure certifications.