Top Senior Linux Jobs in Houston, TX

Own and scale multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, Cloudflare, and Hetzner. Manage Kubernetes production environments, Terraform infrastructure, observability, monitoring, CI/CD, incident response, networking, security, and cloud cost optimization. Partner with engineering teams on architecture, deployment reliability, developer experience, and AI workload infrastructure. Participate in L2 on-call rotations and lead lasting improvements to infrastructure resilience and performance.

Manage Azure cloud infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, load balancing, DNS, security, monitoring, and logging. Build CI/CD pipelines and secure Linux machine images, implement Infrastructure as Code, troubleshoot deployments, and improve application reliability. This two-month contractor engagement requires independent delivery of production-quality infrastructure, with opportunities to support multi-cloud environments and confidential computing.

Coordinate and execute software deployments across staging, testing, and production environments. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate deployment processes, troubleshoot failures, manage cloud configurations, perform post-deployment testing, and maintain deployment documentation and tooling. Collaborate with development, product, and operations teams to deploy and sustain mission-critical technology in DoD network environments while ensuring security, operational compliance, and deployment readiness.

Designs, deploys, administers, and troubleshoots Linux-based infrastructure supporting US Antarctic Program systems. Responsibilities include RHEL administration, virtualization, OpenShift clusters, backups, monitoring, security hardening, automation, DNS, Git, documentation, technical leadership, and 24x7 escalation support. The role may involve temporary Antarctic deployments and requires U.S. citizenship, Public Trust clearance, and NSF physical and dental examinations.

Owns deployment, lifecycle management, and evolution of a multi-prem platform across cloud, bare-metal, air-gapped, and regulated environments. Builds infrastructure-as-code and secure CI/CD pipelines, maintains Kubernetes clusters and observability systems, aligns SaaS and customer-hosted releases, and supports incident response and upgrades. The role also contributes to platform architecture, deployment documentation, compliance workflows, and secure operations across classified and government environments.

Deploys and manages applications across development, testing, staging, and production environments. Builds Terraform infrastructure-as-code modules, maintains CI/CD pipelines, automates deployment processes, troubleshoots issues, and performs deployment testing. Ensures release-policy compliance, documents procedures, stays current with DevOps practices, and mentors junior engineers. Collaborates with development and operations teams to improve deployment reliability and efficiency.

Administers Informatica and MuleSoft data governance and quality platforms in AWS GovCloud production environments. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, integration, security, performance tuning, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, testing, and sustainment. The role integrates enterprise data catalogs with Yellowbrick, PowerCenter, and ETL services; implements IAM and high-availability controls; supports RMF, ATO, STIG, and vulnerability remediation; and maintains automation, documentation, runbooks, and operational evidence. Provides incident response, root-cause analysis, vendor coordination, mentoring, and technical leadership.

Provides senior technical leadership across engineering teams by shaping architecture, guiding complex software development, mentoring engineers, and driving scalable, secure, and reliable solutions. Responsibilities include hands-on coding, design reviews, API and system architecture, CI/CD and tooling improvements, cross-team technical alignment, project leadership, and partnership with product and design stakeholders. The role is remote with quarterly travel to Tampa, Florida.

Provides principal-level technical leadership across engineering teams, shaping architecture, engineering standards, scalable software solutions, and delivery practices. The role combines hands-on software development with design reviews, technical decision-making, mentoring, CI/CD and platform improvements, system reliability, and cross-team collaboration. It also partners with product and design stakeholders and may lead high-impact initiatives. Remote work is available with required quarterly travel to Tampa, Florida.

Build and maintain onboard and platform software for autonomous mining vehicles, including sensor drivers, data pipelines, synchronization, calibration, deployment, monitoring, simulation, testing, drive-by-wire integration, low-level controls, and safety systems. Collaborate with machine learning, hardware, controls, and mine operations teams through field validation on real equipment.

Owns production infrastructure across Kubernetes, CI/CD, Linux systems, virtual machines, and AI accelerator environments. Responsibilities include incident response, troubleshooting, automation, monitoring, alerting, patching, upgrades, certificate renewals, capacity checks, runbook development, and on-call support. The engineer collaborates across IT and product software teams and contributes to infrastructure design and build work.

Administer and maintain large-scale HPC infrastructure supporting NASA human-spaceflight research. Responsibilities include Linux systems administration, HPC job scheduling, configuration management, containers, CI/CD workflows, parallel filesystems, high-speed networking, system monitoring, troubleshooting, and user support. The role supports more than 700 systems, 26,000 cores, 10 PB of storage, and over 1,000 users at Johnson Space Center.

Develop and maintain QAD ERP applications using Progress 4GL/OpenEdge, including custom features, database optimization, integrations, APIs, backups, and recovery. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions, improve ERP processes, mentor junior developers, and support users. The role requires strong QAD and Progress database expertise, with occasional travel to manufacturing sites for deployments and training.

Develop and maintain enterprise automation solutions using Ansible, Python, Bash, and PowerShell. Build RESTful APIs, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks across Linux, Windows, and cloud platforms. Manage the full automation software lifecycle, integrate enterprise systems, support production environments, document solutions, and collaborate with infrastructure, security, and service teams in Agile environments.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise full-stack applications using React, Java/Spring Boot, and Python. Build secure APIs, microservices, integrations, chatbot interfaces, and cloud-native solutions. Work with Azure or AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, databases, messaging systems, and enterprise security practices. Collaborate in agile teams, participate in architecture discussions, refine requirements, conduct code reviews, and maintain quality through automated testing. Experience integrating AI or generative AI solutions is preferred.

Leads hands-on Appian application development across design, coding, testing, deployment, maintenance, production support, and incident triage. Serves as the senior developer on an Agile team, coordinating with product owners, business analysts, UX, and QA. Produces architecture and technical documentation, guides integrations and security modeling, oversees development tasks, performs peer reviews, and supports compliance, risk management, and continuous Appian platform improvement.

Own production operations and highly available cloud infrastructure for regulated government environments. Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, disaster recovery testing, compliance operationalization, audit readiness, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring. Build automation, secure CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, observability, and compliance tooling across Kubernetes, Linux, containers, and cloud platforms. Partner with security, compliance, and engineering teams to improve reliability, deployment safety, and regulatory sustainment.

Designs and executes infrastructure QA plans covering RHEL updates, containerized deployments, platform upgrades, performance testing, rollback safety, and CI/CD validation. Builds test automation and monitoring scripts, validates server sizing and production-bound systems under load, and collaborates with systems, DevOps, and application engineering teams on acceptance criteria. Documents defects and qualification outcomes while troubleshooting issues across operating system, network, and application layers.

Administer and secure global Windows, Linux, cloud, virtualization, networking, identity, storage, backup, and end-user systems. Serve as the Tier 3 escalation point for infrastructure and laboratory technology incidents, lead infrastructure projects, automate administration, support compliance requirements, and manage vendors across US, UK, and Australia operations.

Develop and operate Akamai’s Linux-based cloud infrastructure, including bare-metal and virtual machine platforms, kernels, operating systems, and KVM/QEMU virtualization. Build software, automation, observability, and infrastructure enhancements at scale; troubleshoot complex distributed-system issues; collaborate across engineering and operations; mentor team members; and participate in on-call service restoration.

Build full-stack software, backend services, APIs, frontend experiences, and shared integration capabilities supporting AI initiatives across Keeper’s products. Integrate LLMs, agents, and tool-calling workflows into secure production environments while maintaining zero-knowledge principles. Troubleshoot cross-product systems, improve reliability and observability, contribute to architecture and code reviews, automate testing and CI/CD, and collaborate with AI, product, and engineering teams.

Leads the design and implementation of secure, compliant AWS environments, including GovCloud, multi-account landing zones, networking, containers, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and hybrid connectivity. Translates an existing GCP platform into AWS while maintaining security-control parity and supporting FedRAMP, NIST, CMMC, and ATO requirements. The role also troubleshoots complex infrastructure issues, develops technical documentation, supports continuous monitoring and remediation, and mentors engineers while collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams.

Build and maintain Python services, REST APIs, batch jobs, shared libraries, claims workflows, and internal applications. Develop maintainable, unit-tested code; write SQL for MySQL databases; participate in design, code review, deployment, and production support; and collaborate across departments. The role also involves handling sensitive healthcare data, using AI-assisted development tools responsibly, and working in a regulated pharmacy benefits domain.

Own the durability, recoverability, performance, and security of a production PostgreSQL/RDS fleet supporting a live trading platform. Lead replication, failover, backup and restore, disaster-recovery drills, data lifecycle management, access control, encryption, and database observability. Investigate engine-level performance issues including WAL contention, replica lag, bloat, and locking. Build infrastructure and AI-assisted operational tooling while documenting runbooks and reliability decisions.

Build and maintain scalable full-stack web applications using PHP, Laravel, React, Next.js, SQL, and related technologies. Own features from design through deployment and monitoring, develop APIs, optimize databases and legacy systems, troubleshoot performance issues, and contribute to code quality, security, and engineering practices. Collaborate cross-functionally in an agile, continuous-deployment environment while using AI-assisted tools responsibly.