Sr. Linux/Unix Engineer

Company: Maven
Location: Rocklin
Posted on: May 17, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title

You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.

Sr. Linux and UNIX Engineer

Location

Mon-Thursday Onsite: Rocklin, CA

Duties/Day to Day Overview

Develop and implement the technical standards for Linux and UNIX OS running RHEL, Rocky, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu and IBM AIX.
Perform kernel tuning and security hardening
Implement capacity planning for Linux and UNIX REPOs and support tooling (ie, Morpheus, GitHub, Satellite, Kubernetes, Rancher, Tanzu, Ansible, Jenkins)
Work with the architects to evaluate new technologies and perform POCs (Proof of Concept labs) to extend the multi-year roadmap and set overall technical direction for our infrastructure team
Gather, analyze and drive project requirements, design and implement Linux and UNIX infrastructure components
Work closely with India Tech Center and Jr Engineers to help define their workflow and runbooks
Have the opportunity to be hands-on, working side by side with our people to get things done
Grow and develop your team's technical capabilities, manage individual's priorities and tasks.
Publish Build-To and review the As-Built documentation for current and new server related design deployments
Provide insightful data to guide decision making and offer proactive solutions.

Top Requirements

(Must haves)

Deep and wide understanding of Linux and UNIX Operating Systems, Virtualization platforms, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management tools (example: Morpheus and Ansible) and strong familiarity with Oracle and/or SQL databases, VMWare and/or HyperV, as well as Kubernetes
Firm grasp of scripting techniques including Linux scripting language, Python, ksh, bash, shell scripting is highly desired
Strong working knowledge of security best practices for implementing highly secure Linux and UNIX solutions
Deep and wide understanding of the AIX Operating System and IBM licensed programs
Strong working knowledge of AIX security best practices
Very knowledgeable with configuration, administration and performance troubleshooting on UNIX systems, Power Systems Hardware including VIOs and HMCs.
Ideally, you have experience deploying and maintaining a Satellite patch solution and experience configuring and managing AD SPN objects on Linux servers using keytab files
Experience with configuration, administration and performance troubleshooting experience for Linux OS, Apache/tomcat, and database servers running on Linux.
Hands-on experience on Kubernetes, Satellite, REPOs, and Linux automation frameworks
Knowledge of Server hardening, system monitoring, performance tuning and process mapping.
Well in a fast paced, collaborative environment
Strong capabilities in empowering and enabling your team members and the ability to cross train and lead project efforts independently
Strong interpersonal skills to handle pressure and timeframes by defining clear deliverables, process improvements, and empower others with delegation and guidance
Strong communication skills that help convey unconventional ideas that well-grounded engineers need to be sold on

Additional Qualifications

(Nice to Haves)

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Sciences, Engineering, or related field (an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered)
10+ years of a managing Linux/ UNIX Operating Systems in an enterprise environment
7+ years leading technical teams that solve complex problems and provide detailed technical and business analysis
Fundamental understanding of deploying and supporting Linux/UNIX servers in a highly available and fault tolerant enterprise level environment.
Delivery of fully integrated, automated, and deployable environment

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