Description

You will own the reliability, availability, and automation of critical Unix/Linux applications, targeting 99.9%+ uptime.

This role is on-site.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and release automation using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD, managing artifacts, approvals, and rollbacks.
• Lead incident response, including triage, root cause analysis, and post-incident learning to reduce MTTR and change failure rates.
• Implement observability (logs, metrics, traces) with Splunk and Dynatrace, creating actionable dashboards and alerts.
• Automate deployment, configuration, and operational tasks using Bash, Python, and Ansible.
• Perform performance engineering, capacity planning, and tuning for OS, JVM, MQ, and database connections.

Required Skills

• 8+ years supporting high-availability Unix/Linux platforms (RHEL, AIX, or Solaris) in production.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD) and Git-based workflows.
• Strong scripting and automation skills in Bash and Python.
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools, specifically Ansible.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server).
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, DNS, load balancing, TLS/PKI, and certificates.
• Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Production support experience, including on-call participation and incident management.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift).
• Familiarity with event streaming (Kafka) and microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of CIS benchmarks and hardening standards.

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree