Senior Linux/UNIX Engineer

Genpact; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Genpact is seeking a Senior Linux Platform Engineer to maintain and enhance a globally deployed RedHat-based platform. You will own components, automate with configuration-as-code, and troubleshoot across Linux OS, hardware, network, and storage.

You will collaborate with global teams to design and implement scalable solutions, contribute to architectural decisions, and lead cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of Linux including OS internals and networking.
• Experience with config management systems (SaltStack, Puppet, Chef) to automate large deployments.
• Ability to write robust code in Python and/or Perl.
• Strong troubleshooting across hardware, OS, networking, and storage.
• Ability to communicate complex topics to non-technical stakeholders and drive business impact.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of components globally and coordinate with operations and customers on enhancements and remediation.
• Apply configuration-as-code practices and automate across engineering projects.
• Develop, tune and troubleshoot Linux platform management systems and OS builds.
• Contribute to architectural design and implementation of new solutions for fast-paced business needs.
• Lead development of new ideas and inter-department policies.

Skills

Linux

Python/Perl

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder communication

Config as code

Tools

SaltStack

Puppet

Chef

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Join a team of skilled and experienced technologists tasked with maintaining and enhancing our large scale, globally deployed RedHat Linux-based platform.

Primary Responsibilities

• Take ownership of components on a global level, working with operational counterparts and customers to prioritize and execute on enhancements, extensions and remediation in these critical components of our infrastructure.
• Use declarative configuration-as-code principles and extensive automation across a mixture of strategic engineering and design projects.
• Add features, manage, and tune configuration, and perform deep-level troubleshooting of the existing Linux platform management systems and Linux O/S configuration and builds.
• Be involved in the architectural design and implementation of new solutions to support the fast-paced, dynamic needs of the business.
• Lead the development of new ideas and policies at an inter-departmental level.

Required Qualifications / Skills

• Expert knowledge of Linux, including familiarity with UNIX system calls, and low-level O/S and network protocols.
• Experience of using any modern config management system (examples such as Salt Stack, Puppet, or Chef) to automate management of a large-scale Linux deployment.
• Ability to write robust, maintainable code in Python and/or Perl.
• Effective troubleshooting skills across hardware, O/S, network, and storage.
• Ability to convey complex technical topics to a non-technical audience, identify and communicate the business risks or benefits of the projects you are working on, and form strategic relationships with key stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in a large, multi-national enterprise in any industry vertical, showing experience of communicating and collaborating in globally distributed teams.
• Enthusiasm for modern development tools and practices including Git, Jenkins, automated testing, and continuous integration.
• Experience of designing, implementing and supporting large scale production IaaS platforms, working with virtualisation and other private cloud technologies
• Knowledge of building and managing containerised software in a secure manner.
• As a reference point, contributors to open source projects would be an ideal fit.
• Knowledge of other programming languages, such as C or C++