IND Staff Engineer, Infrastructure - Linux Platform Engineer
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Job Title: Linux Platform Engineering
Location: Hyderabad India (Hybrid)
Department: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Reports To: Infrastructure as a Service Team
Years of Experience: 6-9 yrs
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated engineer to serve in our Compute Chapter supporting Linux Platforms. This role is ideal for a seasoned professional with deep expertise in Linux administration, OS hardening, patching, performance tuning, automation, and enterprise platform operations across a large scale environment. The ideal candidate will guide junior engineers and drive operational excellence across Linux infrastructure services.
Key Responsibilities
Linux Administration
- Install, configure, and maintain Linux operating systems across private and public cloud environments
- Manage system lifecycle activities including provisioning, patching, upgrades, technology currency, and decommissioning
- Monitor Linux platform health, performance, availability, and capacity through automation and enhanced observability capabilities
- Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for Linux platform incidents and recurring problems
- Implement Linux security hardening and compliance standards including CIS benchmark alignment where applicable
- Manage user access, permissions, authentication, SSH, sudo, LDAP, and Active Directory integration
Automation & Orchestration
- Build and maintain automation scripts and frameworks using Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent tools
- Automate recurring Linux operational tasks including provisioning, patching, monitoring, reporting, and remediation
- Integrate Linux environments with enterprise automation platforms, observability toolsets, and CI/CD pipelines
24x7 Operations & Incident Management
- Support 24x7 Linux operations including software patching, technology currency, and vulnerability management
- Oversee incident response, root cause analysis, problem management, and service restoration for Linux infrastructure services
Mentorship & Collaboration
- Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Windows, storage, backup, network, security, and application teams
- Operational Excellence
- Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and compliance of Linux server environments
- Develop reporting and service health metrics that improve operational visibility and accountability
Qualifications
- Strong Linux administration experience with RHEL, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, or equivalent Operating Systems
- Shell scripting experience with Bash; Python
- Configuration management and automation experience with Ansible, Terraform, Satellite, or equivalent tools
- Strong understanding of system services and internals including systemd, cron, filesystems, LVM, package management, and kernel parameters
- Linux patching, vulnerability remediation, hardening, and technology currency experience
- Networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, load balancing, and firewalls
- Logging and monitoring tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace
- Experience with virtualization and/or cloud platforms including VMware, Nutanix, AWS, or GCP
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Skills Required
- Strong Linux administration experience with RHEL, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, or equivalent operating systems
- Shell scripting experience with Bash and Python
- Configuration management and automation experience with Ansible, Terraform, Satellite, or equivalent tools
- Understanding of systemd, cron, filesystems, LVM, package management, and kernel parameters
- Experience with Linux patching, vulnerability remediation, hardening, and technology currency
- Networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, load balancing, and firewalls
- Experience with logging and monitoring tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace
- Experience with virtualization or cloud platforms including VMware, Nutanix, AWS, or GCP
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical, dental, and vision options with the company covering most medical and dental premiums reflect strong core health coverage. Wellness programs, fitness reimbursements, well‑being credits, and accessible behavioral health services expand depth and accessibility.
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