Senior Linux Systems Engineer - Remote Canada

Culture-Core-Group; Calgary; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Crafty Penguins, a Linux and DevOps infrastructure consultant, seeks a Senior Linux Systems Specialist focused on external client support. You will own complex production problems across varied environments, with independence and strong networking and scripting skills.

This is a fully remote role within Canada, with compensation in the CAD market. You will engage with diverse customers, analyze system behavior, and drive incidents to resolution, beyond routine patching.

Qualifications

• Senior, client-facing Linux specialist with deep fundamentals.
• Ability to navigate diverse customer environments and diagnose production issues.
• Judgment to solve unfamiliar problems with minimal supervision.
• Not limited to runbooks — capable of independent investigation and resolution.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and resolve production incidents across Linux, networking, and web infrastructure.
• Respond to customer requests and system alerts, including difficult root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with customer developers and technical teams to diagnose issues.
• Perform system maintenance, patching, health checks, deployments, migrations, and upgrades.
• Onboard new customers, document environments, and contribute to reliability roadmaps.
• Develop scripts and automations to reduce recurring work and risk.

Skills

Linux fundamentals

Networking knowledge

Scripting

Automation

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Tools

Git

Python

SQL

Job description

Crafty Penguins, a Linux and DevOps infrastructure consultant, seeks a Senior Linux Systems Specialist focused on external client support. You will own complex production problems across varied environments, with independence and strong networking and scripting skills.

This is a fully remote role within Canada, with compensation in the CAD market. You will engage with diverse customers, analyze system behavior, and drive incidents to resolution, beyond routine patching.