Senior Linux Architect: Automation & OpenShift Platform

iSystems Ltd; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

iSystems Ltd. is seeking a highly experienced Linux Engineer to design, standardize, automate, and optimize enterprise-wide Linux platforms.

This hands-on role focuses on building reusable solutions for Linux Operations and Infrastructure teams rather than routine administration. You will design enterprise-wide Linux platform standards, automated build solutions, and standardized OS/container images for on-prem, VMware, OpenShift, and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in Enterprise Linux.
• 5 years in Senior Linux Administration and 5 years in Linux Engineering.
• Hands-on with RHEL 6 onwards.
• RHCE certification required; RHCA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise-wide Linux platform standards and automated build solutions.
• Develop standardized OS and container golden images for bare-metal, VMware, OpenShift, and cloud environments.
• Manage and enhance Red Hat Satellite, Kickstart, PXE, DHCP, and Redfish for automated provisioning.
• Engineer and optimize RHEL platforms including kernel, CPU, memory, I/O, and network performance.
• Define and implement Linux security, hardening, configuration, and compliance standards.
• Develop monitoring and observability for Linux OS and Dell/HPE server infrastructure, integrating with Splunk, ELK, SIEM, AppDynamics.
• Automate patching, firmware updates, configuration management, monitoring, and compliance using Ansible, Bash, and Python.
• Develop AI-driven solutions to improve Linux engineering and BAU operations.
• Support Linux platforms across OpenShift, VMware, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.
• Act as Level 3 escalation point for critical incidents and lead root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, DevOps, Security, EA, and BAU teams on future Linux standards.
• Work with vendors and partners to drive platform improvements and roadmap initiatives.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation for critical incidents.

Skills

Linux administration

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Ansible

Python

Bash

Packer

CI/CD

Networking TCP/IP

Security hardening

RHCE

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Red Hat Satellite

Kickstart

PXE

DHCP

Redfish

Splunk

ELK

AppDynamics

Job description

iSystems Ltd. is seeking a highly experienced Linux Engineer to design, standardize, automate, and optimize enterprise-wide Linux platforms.

This hands-on role focuses on building reusable solutions for Linux Operations and Infrastructure teams rather than routine administration. You will design enterprise-wide Linux platform standards, automated build solutions, and standardized OS/container images for on-prem, VMware, OpenShift, and cloud environments.