Top Senior Linux Jobs in Houston, TX

Owns complex, multi-tier application migrations from on-premises environments to Azure and AWS. Assesses readiness, resolves cross-domain infrastructure issues, adapts migration runbooks, coordinates cutovers and rollbacks, validates target environments, and stabilizes migrated systems. Develops automation using PowerShell, Bash, Python, and infrastructure-as-code tools; reviews technical artifacts; applies security controls; and guides junior migration engineers without serving as a people manager.

Designs, develops, and maintains multi-cloud infrastructure automation across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Builds internal tools, APIs, CI/CD workflows, deployment and configuration automation, and auto-remediation solutions using Python, Ansible, Jenkins, and related technologies. Troubleshoots cloud, networking, and systems issues; integrates operational workflows; documents procedures; collaborates across engineering and support teams; and mentors less experienced engineers.

Leads enterprise SPHEREboard implementations, upgrades, integrations, and production deployments across on-premises and SaaS environments. Assesses infrastructure readiness, configures identity and data integrations, troubleshoots permissions and connectivity issues, supports HA/DR deployments, and works with Active Directory, Entra ID, LDAP, CyberArk, databases, and servers. Facilitates technical client sessions, documents configurations, coordinates issue resolution with Engineering, and ensures successful customer handoff.

Provides technical leadership for Azure cloud-scale distributed data platforms processing network telemetry and operational data. Defines architecture and long-term technical strategy, leads streaming and batch system design, resolves complex scalability and reliability challenges, oversees production readiness and continuous improvement, and influences cross-team technical investments. Partners across Azure Networking, conducts design reviews, establishes reusable engineering patterns, improves observability and quality, and mentors engineers and technical leaders.

Design and guide secure, scalable enterprise and cloud architectures (DNS, Azure, AWS, on-prem). Lead cloud migrations, implement monitoring, integrate hybrid environments, present technical briefings, and mentor staff while ensuring security and performance for a mission-focused government client.

Designs and manages AWS cloud infrastructure and Amazon EKS platforms using GitLab CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code. Builds ETL workflows and scalable data pipelines for analytics and AI workloads, supports MLOps/AIOps and FinOps capabilities, troubleshoots Linux systems, and improves platform performance, security, scalability, and availability.

Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of secure, scalable multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure. Own infrastructure as code, CI/CD, containerization, observability, automation, reliability, incident response, and security practices. Partner with engineering leadership to shape architecture, operational standards, and technical strategy while improving developer workflows and system resilience.

Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and optimize software tools, data platforms, cloud infrastructure, automation systems, and analytics systems for bioinformatics and genomics production environments. Create architecture, validation, documentation, and training materials; monitor system performance and scalability; support regulated workflows; and collaborate with leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. The role requires strong Python, AWS, database, Linux, Git, bioinformatics, genomics, and NGS expertise.

Leads the design, deployment, security, and operation of multi-account AWS infrastructure. Builds Terraform-based platforms, CI/CD pipelines, observability, disaster recovery, and secure networking solutions while supporting migrations and modernization. Establishes infrastructure standards, operational readiness practices, and engineering processes; mentors engineers and drives technical initiatives independently. Troubleshoots complex production, networking, security, and reliability issues across customer environments.

Develop and enhance Ferguson’s custom Trilogie ERP system across multiple functional areas. Responsibilities include designing business-process solutions, owning software projects through implementation, integrating APIs and web services, collaborating with analysts, product owners, QA teams, administrators, and vendors, writing unit tests, reviewing code, and optimizing performance in high-transaction environments. The role also supports Trilogie’s migration from Unix to Linux and requires extensive UniBasic or Pick-based development experience.

Principal Software Engineer responsible for technical direction across customer-facing online experiences. Designs scalable, secure software, reusable architecture, APIs, observability, automation, and resilient production systems. Partners with product, UX, and engineering teams; supports production services, defines reliability objectives, tunes performance, leads testing and incident response, and mentors engineers. The role also applies generative AI and AI-assisted development practices across the product lifecycle.

Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and cloud operations across GCP and/or AWS. Build Terraform-based platforms, Jenkins pipelines, Docker workflows, automation scripts, monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response processes. Improve cloud security, access control, cost efficiency, and reliability while partnering with engineering and QA teams. Mentor team members and streamline build, testing, and release processes.

Lead delivery of US network infrastructure initiatives while maintaining hands-on technical involvement. Set engineering and operational standards, review designs, manage incidents, drive cross-team decisions, and build automation, observability, reliability, provisioning, and CI/CD practices. Coordinate across engineering and international teams, turn operational issues into prioritized backlogs, and ensure tools, workflows, documentation, and runbooks are adopted. Help establish a new network infrastructure organization and eventually scale its team and scope.

Lead a small software engineering team supporting intelligence workflows. Build and maintain full-stack web applications, automate workflows, develop agentic AI tools, integrate data across agency elements, and support highside services. Engage directly with customers, leadership, analysts, and developers to understand mission needs, gather feedback, implement solutions, and deliver analytic and workflow support. Responsibilities also include relational database work, pipeline data processing, and cross-domain solution development.

Leads architecture, engineering, security, integration, deployment, and sustainment of the Informatica Data Governance Suite in AWS GovCloud. Designs high availability, disaster recovery, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, monitoring, identity, security, and compliance capabilities. Coordinates Informatica, cloud, database, cybersecurity, and testing teams; supports RMF/ATO and STIG activities; reviews technical artifacts; manages risks; and transfers operational knowledge to government personnel.

Leads software development and integration across multiple security domains in a Department of Defense system-of-systems environment. Develops and sustains Linux-based software using C, C++, and Java; independently resolves integration issues; supports CI/CD and DevSecOps practices; and collaborates with engineering teams and government stakeholders. The role also contributes to architectural evolution, Agile development processes, containerized services, and successful integration efforts.

Develop and troubleshoot production firmware, drivers, and embedded software for robotic and electromechanical systems. Responsibilities include hardware bring-up, motor and sensor integration, board testing, requirements translation, firmware deployment, documentation, and debugging. The role collaborates with electrical engineers and technicians and may support spaceflight, avionics, radiation-hardened electronics, and field integration. Travel may be required for assembly, testing, and integration.

Develops and troubleshoots firmware, drivers, and embedded software for robotic and electromechanical systems. Responsibilities include hardware bring-up, board integration, testing, requirements translation, firmware deployment, and collaboration with electrical engineers and technicians. The role involves embedded C/C++ and Python development, real-time systems, robotics integration, communication protocols, automated testing, and debugging using electronics tools. Travel may be required to support hardware assembly, testing, and integration.

Own system-level testing for Lance and LanceDB across correctness, reliability, scalability, performance, data integrity, fault recovery, upgrades, and compatibility. Build automated test frameworks, realistic workloads, fault-injection scenarios, performance and soak tests, and reproducible CI environments. Investigate failures using logs, metrics, traces, and source code, create minimal reproductions, and partner with engineers on fixes. Apply AI tools responsibly to accelerate test development, failure analysis, and debugging.

Designs, builds, and operates observability and SRE systems that improve IT service visibility, reliability, performance, and resilience. Responsibilities include metrics collection, monitoring, alerting, APM, RUM, synthetic transactions, SLOs, incident response, capacity planning, infrastructure automation, self-healing systems, and production readiness reviews. The role also applies AI-enabled operations, supports on-call rotations, reduces operational toil, and partners with development teams on architecture and chaos testing.

Build and govern reliable, scalable production infrastructure across cloud environments. Responsibilities include DevOps guardrails, CI/CD, Terraform-based infrastructure, deployment strategies, developer platforms, observability, SLOs, incident response, capacity planning, automation, chaos engineering, and cloud optimization. The role partners with engineering teams to improve resilience and supports .NET services across Windows and Linux.

Design, develop, debug, and optimize LustreFS across client, metadata, object storage, networking, and backend layers. Investigate customer and scale-related defects, perform root-cause analysis, improve reliability and performance, review code and designs, collaborate with QE and support, create diagnostics and documentation, and use AI-assisted tools to accelerate triage and engineering workflows.

Implement and operate multi-region AWS database infrastructure for a Tier-1 payments platform. Responsibilities include DynamoDB Global Tables replication, failover and failback automation, Terraform or CDK infrastructure, observability, disaster recovery testing, KMS and IAM configuration, CDC pipelines, data migration cutovers, and application resilience patterns. The role also requires runbook and design documentation, collaboration with data, SRE, and application teams, and support for regulated financial-services workloads.

Owns complex hybrid-cloud infrastructure operations across data centers, private and public clouds. Administers Linux and Windows systems, virtualization, networking, storage, backup, security, and monitoring. Develops production automation with Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Python, Git, and APIs; leads incident response, root-cause analysis, infrastructure changes, migrations, and modernization. Reviews engineering work, improves operational processes, documents standards, supports escalations, and provides technical guidance. The role includes on-call support, after-hours incident response, and up to 10% travel.

Lead development and maintenance of responsive websites and marketing campaign assets using Node.js and React. Manage backlogs, REST API integrations, Git repositories, Docker deployments, platform performance, security (OAuth2), user access, and stakeholder communication. Mentor developers and deliver cross-functional web improvements.