Top Senior Linux Jobs in Houston, TX

As a Senior Product Support Engineer, you'll provide escalation support for security products, focusing on performance, reliability, and security for customers using Akamai's Zero Trust platform.

Design, build, and operate large-scale distributed web-crawling and data ingestion systems. Improve throughput, reliability, observability, and data quality. Develop backend services for job orchestration and asynchronous workloads, partner with product teams to create data products, and mentor teammates on domain-specific acquisition techniques.

Deploy, upgrade, and maintain High-Speed Data infrastructure supporting DNS, DHCP, DOCSIS provisioning and related platforms. Perform Linux (CentOS/RHEL) administration, scripting/automation (Python, Bash, Ansible, Docker), vendor management, troubleshooting, LLD documentation, project work, training, and on-call support to ensure availability and security of HSD services.

Develop and productize SONiC-based NOS and platform software for Nokia switching products (Broadcom/Marvell) for data center and AI fabrics. Implement and debug networking features, protocols, and management interfaces; collaborate with test, product, and customers to ensure quality and requirements are met.

Design, develop and execute automated and manual tests for router/chassis features (SONiC). Develop Python/Pytest test cases, analyze results, debug with SW/HW/Firmware teams, and drive features to GA readiness.

Administer and support Oracle WebCenter Sites (11.1.1.6/11.1.1.8) and related components including Composer, clustering, integrations with Oracle Access Manager, WebCenter Content, SOA, and Oracle Analytics. Perform WebLogic and Oracle HTTP Server administration, software installation/upgrades, multi-site administration, load balancing, LDAP/SSO configuration, database scripting, and cross-team collaboration in a high-availability environment.

Contract software engineer to design and implement C++ (C++11) libraries and APIs within an existing framework. Work involves high-performance and parallel programming (MPI/OpenMP), Linux-based development, performance-aware coding, and collaborating with a team to extend and integrate software designs. Seismic/geoscience experience and open-source contributions are a plus.

Design and implement high-performance C++ (C++11) libraries and APIs using STL, Boost, and Qt on Linux. Optimize software for hardware performance and HPC (MPI/OpenMP), extend and integrate with existing internal frameworks, follow prescribed designs, and collaborate within an engineering team. Seismic/geoscience and open-source experience are a plus.

Design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot high-performance InfiniBand and Ethernet networks for HPC. Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and monitoring. Implement Fortinet security, resolve routing/switching/latency issues, collaborate with compute and storage teams, document architectures, and participate in on-call escalation and upgrades.

Build and maintain cloud infrastructure and observability for scalable systems. Monitor, troubleshoot, patch, and automate operations using IaC, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and AI-driven automation. Manage backups, disaster recovery, log pipelines, databases, and message streaming. Collaborate with engineering, security, and business teams to improve reliability, incident response, and infrastructure lifecycle (including Terraform state cleanup and decommissioning).

Design, automate, and maintain scalable infrastructure and SRE tooling. Manage Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD, monitoring, and incident response. Improve processes, reduce toil via automation, and collaborate with engineering and data teams to support domestic and international workloads.

Lead productization of NVIDIA HGX GPU boards for datacenter servers: define and implement manufacturing test specs, debug complex HW/FW/SW interactions, develop diagnostic tests, ensure DFx and signal integrity, optimize production lines and yield, collaborate with contract manufacturers and quality teams, and drive continuous improvement to meet cost, quality, and DPPM targets.

Design, develop, and optimize high-performance C++ systems for ultra-low-latency media streaming. Build and improve streaming pipelines (WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP/RTCP), analyze performance across server, network, and media pipelines, and collaborate with encoding, cloud networking, and systems teams to define KPIs and reduce latency for cloud gaming and related use cases.

Design, develop, test, review, and maintain high-availability EMS and grid automation software (load flow, contingency evaluation, state estimation, operator training simulators). Apply power system modeling, simulation, optimization, and numerical methods; collaborate in Agile teams across Linux and Windows; troubleshoot technical issues and ensure regulatory compliance.

Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native applications using Node.js and React. Implement infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CDK), deploy CI/CD pipelines, troubleshoot Linux systems, ensure secure AWS deployments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to operate cloud workloads.

Deploy, maintain, and automate application infrastructure on GCP using Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, and Terraform. Build automation pipelines, support and troubleshoot in-house and third-party apps, document processes, and participate in on-call rotation.

Develop and maintain embedded firmware and kernel/user-mode device drivers for Ethernet-based networking devices. Design, implement, test, and integrate drivers into a Linux and AUTOSAR communication stack, build SDK components, and create debug/test utilities and automated unit/system tests for safety-critical automotive applications.

Design, implement, and operate secure, scalable Linux infrastructure across on-prem and AWS with primary focus on Kubernetes/EKS. Build and automate IaC (Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation), CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), monitoring/alerting, cluster upgrades, autoscaling, security hardening, multi-tenant isolation, and disaster recovery. Support container builds, GitLab Runners, RDS databases, compliance (SOX/SOC2), incident response, and on-call rotations while collaborating with development and QA teams to improve reliability and operational standards.

Senior frontend developer responsible for building and maintaining Angular 16+ UI in large distributed environments. Work includes HTML5/CSS3/TypeScript development, WebComponents, automated testing, CI/CD with Docker, Git workflows, cross-browser optimization, and collaborating on integrations with Java/Spring Boot REST services. Agile team collaboration and problem-solving required; banking domain experience preferred.

Senior Angular developer responsible for building responsive web applications using Angular 2+, jQuery, HTML/CSS and mobile technologies. Implement server- and client-side rendering, apply TDD/BDD practices, collaborate using JIRA, and work within DevOps CI/CD toolchains. Requires strong understanding of cloud, data center, networking, distributed systems (HA, redundancy, clustering, DR, load balancing), cross-platform OS environments, and familiarity with IBM technology stack. Information security training experience desired.

Lead 24x7 application support for external web applications: manage incidents, perform RCA, implement preventative fixes, build monitoring/alerts, expand Splunk functionality, create dashboards, collaborate with development and platform teams, and participate in on-call rotation.

Provide senior SRE expertise to improve reliability, scalability, performance, and resilience of a cloud-hosted geospatial platform. Design monitoring/observability, automate deployments, support incident response, optimize capacity and performance, and collaborate across DevSecOps, Kubernetes, database, and support teams in a mission-focused DoD environment.

Own end-to-end enterprise on-prem/cloud Kubernetes deployments inside customer-managed environments. Troubleshoot unfamiliar systems, write Python/Bash diagnostics, codify IaC (Terraform, Helm), liaise with client engineering, and ensure reliability of PostgreSQL, Redis, networking, and storage components.

Lead cross-stack adoption of modern toolchains, build and code-health practices, and performance workflows on NVIDIA CPU platforms. Integrate and validate compilers, linkers, cross-compilation, and CI; profile and optimize large codebases; build automation and playbooks; drive integration blockers to owners and communicate measurable before-and-after results to engineering teams and leadership.

Own and operate Chess.com's Elasticsearch/OpenSearch platform: capacity planning, cluster architecture, performance tuning, incident response, migrations, and GitOps-driven infrastructure. Provide on-call incident leadership, snapshot/disaster recovery, index and mapping guidance, and enable cross-team use of dashboards and query optimizations at massive scale.