Senior Linux Engineer

Senior Linux Engineer

• Location: Atlanta, GA
• Duration: Approximately 6 months
• Schedule: 4 days onsite
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid
• Compensation: $70.00-$76.00/hour
• Employment Type: W2 (not open to C2C, 1099, or visa sponsorship)

Role Overview

Our client is seeking a Senior Linux Engineer to build, operate, and continuously improve Linux-based infrastructure platforms supporting critical business services. This hands-on role will focus on enterprise Linux administration, automation, Infrastructure as Code, cloud infrastructure, and operational reliability across a large-scale hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, administer, and support enterprise Linux platforms across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Build, maintain, and enhance Infrastructure as Code and configuration management solutions using Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, Git, and Packer.
• Serve as a Linux subject matter expert within Agile delivery teams.
• Develop automation using Python and Bash to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, security, and architecture teams to design secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure.
• Configure systems to meet security, regulatory, audit, and operational resilience requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux, platform, and infrastructure issues affecting business-critical services.
• Deploy, patch, and maintain Linux servers and Docker containers using enterprise tooling such as Red Hat Satellite.
• Support Linux workloads running on virtualized platforms such as VMware and Nutanix.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and GitLab.
• Support AWS infrastructure and services within hybrid environments.
• Lead small technical initiatives and contribute to infrastructure standards, best practices, and continuous improvement.
• Remain remotely available when critical infrastructure incidents occur outside normal working periods.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of hands-on experience administering and supporting enterprise Linux environments.
• Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management.
• Experience with Puppet and Git; Ansible and Terraform experience preferred.
• Strong Linux automation experience using Python and Bash.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or GitLab.
• Experience supporting AWS infrastructure in hybrid environments.
• Experience deploying, patching, and maintaining Linux servers.
• Experience supporting Docker containers running on virtual machines.
• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure and platform issues independently.
• Experience supporting Linux workloads in VMware, Nutanix, or equivalent virtualized environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security and identity management.
• Ability to work independently and communicate technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in financial services or another regulated industry such as healthcare.
• Experience with Red Hat Satellite.
• Experience with Terraform and Ansible.
• Familiarity with Privileged Access Management solutions such as Delinea Cloud Suite.
• Familiarity with enterprise logging, monitoring, and observability platforms such as Splunk.
• Experience with SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments.
• Experience leading small technical initiatives or workstreams.