Top Senior Linux Jobs in San Diego, CA

Senior backend engineer responsible for designing, building, testing, and documenting scalable Node.js/TypeScript services and APIs. Lead projects end-to-end, enforce coding standards, write technical specifications, optimize performance, and mentor junior engineers. Champion Agile and CI/CD practices while providing technical thought leadership on backend architecture and data modeling.

Supports instrumentation and process control systems for industrial gas facilities across North and South America. Responsibilities include troubleshooting DCS, PLC, instrumentation, and control station issues; implementing multidisciplinary improvement projects; supporting maintenance outages; optimizing existing assets; addressing system obsolescence; and providing rotating 24/7 on-call support. The role requires 20%–40% travel, primarily in the United States and Canada.

Administer Windows and Linux servers, VMware virtualization, Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure, storage, networking, and enterprise backup systems. Manage Active Directory, patching, monitoring, disaster recovery, security mitigation, and lifecycle upgrades. Troubleshoot escalated infrastructure issues, provide tier-three support, maintain documentation, participate in on-call rotations, and recommend improvements to system performance, capacity, availability, and scalability.

Provides plant electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineering support for PLC-based systems in a high-volume manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include designing, integrating, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and improving automation systems; managing capital projects; supporting maintenance teams; leading technical training; overseeing controls staff; and advancing safety, lean manufacturing, reliability, and efficiency initiatives.

Integrates and deploys spectral exploitation tools within complex cloud, on-premise, and hybrid system-of-systems environments. Translates mission requirements into system capabilities, supports systems integration and lifecycle engineering, and leads establishment of an integrated spectral exploitation environment for image scientists. The role also contributes to technical planning, project management, performance engineering, risk management, interface design, and enterprise interoperability across NGA, NSG, ASG, and NRO environments.

Leads the global multi-tenant Site Reliability Engineering organization, setting strategy, operating models, reliability roadmaps, and production standards. Oversees managers and senior technical leaders while driving Kubernetes adoption, platform modernization, DevOps, infrastructure automation, observability, incident response, disaster recovery, capacity planning, change governance, and operational risk reduction. Partners across engineering, product, security, customer success, and program management to deliver reliable global SaaS services and develops organizational talent, metrics, and succession plans.

Lead complex MEP projects from scope development through construction administration. Design and evaluate HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems; manage schedules, budgets, teams, project finances, and client relationships; coordinate multidisciplinary designs; review technical documents for code compliance; identify risks; and guide engineers and designers using AutoCAD and Revit.

Own and evolve AWS infrastructure, Terraform-based infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, deployments, observability, cloud security, and SRE practices. Build self-service developer tooling, strengthen software supply-chain security, support SOC2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 audits, participate in incident response, and document operational practices. The role partners closely with backend engineering, databases, APIs, and security/compliance teams while mentoring engineers on reliable and secure development.

Owns end-to-end platform engineering work across AWS, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability, security, and automation. The role builds reliable foundations for human and AI-agent operations, simplifies platform tooling, improves cost visibility, manages production incidents, and contributes to platform direction through hands-on implementation, design reviews, and documentation. This is a fully remote individual contributor position requiring deep cloud-native infrastructure expertise.

Design, develop, and maintain reusable tooling and deployment pipelines; operate and support enterprise tooling, monitoring, and cloud environments; drive automation and reliability improvements; troubleshoot incidents and provide operational support; collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to tooling strategy and process improvements.