Linux Engg
HybridBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Summary
Maintain and enhance the large-scale, globally deployed RedHat Linux-based platform by taking ownership of components and executing enhancements, extensions, and remediations. Use declarative configuration-as-code principles and automation to manage, tune configuration, and perform deep-level troubleshooting of Linux platform management systems and OS builds. Lead architectural design for new solutions and develop inter-departmental policies while collaborating with operational counterparts and customers. Apply expert Linux knowledge, modern config management systems, and Python/Perl coding to support global infrastructure needs.
Required Qualifications
- Expert knowledge of Linux, including familiarity with UNIX system calls, and low-level O/S and network protocols
- Experience of using any modern config management system (examples such as Salt Stack, Puppet, or Chef) to automate management of a large-scale Linux deployment
- Ability to write robust, maintainable code in Python and/or Perl
- Effective troubleshooting skills across hardware, O/S, network, and storage
- Ability to convey complex technical topics to a non-technical audience, identify and communicate the business risks or benefits of the projects you are working on, and form strategic relationships with key stakeholders
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working in a large, multi-national enterprise in any industry vertical, showing experience of communicating and collaborating in globally distributed teams
- Enthusiasm for modern development tools and practices including Git, Jenkins, automated testing, and continuous integration
- Experience of designing, implementing and supporting large scale production IaaS platforms, working with virtualisation and other private cloud technologies
- Knowledge of building and managing containerised software in a secure manner
- As a reference point, contributors to open source projects would be an ideal fit
- Knowledge of other programming languages, such as C or C++
- Experience leading a team of engineers
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