Senior Linux Platform Architect

Job#: 3057668
Job Description:
Senior Linux Platform Architect
Location: San Antonio, Texas (Remote)
Role Overview
This hands-on role is responsible for the design, implementation, automation, lifecycle management, and advanced support of green-field enterprise Linux platforms used in critical operational technology and business environments. Embedded within an existing platform engineering team, the architect will introduce Linux management platforms to a legacy environment. The successful candidate will deliver secure, scalable, automated, and highly available Linux platform services while establishing long-term technology standards.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, configuration, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise Linux platforms, focusing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu.
• Build and maintain secure, highly available Linux infrastructure for critical operational technology and business workloads.
• Develop and enforce Linux engineering standards, reference architectures, configuration baselines, build patterns, and operational support requirements.
• Automate server provisioning, configuration, patching, validation, and compliance reporting using Python, Bash, Infrastructure as Code, and configuration management tools.
• Implement and support Git-based engineering practices, code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and controlled deployment processes.
• Design and support Linux identity and access services, integrating with enterprise directory services such as LDAP, Kerberos, SSSD, and privileged access management.
• Partner with security teams to implement configuration standards, vulnerability remediation, least-privilege access, certificate management, logging, and audit requirements.
• Provide technical leadership during incidents and change activities, troubleshooting complex systems integration, storage, network, and performance issues.
• Mentor engineers and support teams to promote knowledge sharing and transition solutions into stable ongoing operations.

Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience: Five or more years of relevant Linux systems, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or platform architecture experience.
Technical Skills: Core Linux administration and tooling for RHEL and Ubuntu, configuration management and application packaging, Infrastructure as Code workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and security hardening best practices.
Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting regulated, industrial, operational technology, financial, or segregated network environments.
• Experience with container platforms and orchestration technologies such as Podman, Docker, OpenShift, or Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud platforms and hybrid infrastructure integration.
• Red Hat or other relevant Linux certifications.

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