IND Staff Engineer, Infrastructure - Linux Platform Engineer

IND Staff Engineer, Infrastructure - GCC036

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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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