Senior Linux Platform Engineer – Automation & OpenShift

iSystems Ltd; Lahore; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; 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 daily admin tasks.

The candidate will design enterprise-wide platform standards, create automated build solutions, and manage provisioning tooling while collaborating with Infrastructure, DevOps, Security, and EA teams to shape future Linux

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years in Enterprise Linux; 5 years in Senior Linux Administration and 5 years in Linux Engineering.
• RHCE certification required; RHCA is a plus.
• AWS/Azure certifications are advantageous.

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 for Linux OS and Dell/HPE server infra with Splunk, ELK, SIEM, AppDynamics.
• Automate patching, firmware updates, configuration management, monitoring, and compliance using Ansible, Bash, Python.
• Develop AI-driven solutions to improve Linux engineering and BAU operations.
• Support Linux across OpenShift, VMware, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.
• Act as a Level 3 escalation point for critical incidents and RCA.
• Collaborate with Infra, DevOps, Security, EA, and BAU teams on future Linux standards.
• Work with vendors and partners to drive platform improvements and roadmap initiatives.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for critical incidents.

Skills

Linux

RHEL

Automation

Ansible

Python

Bash

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CI/CD

Networking

Security hardening

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Red Hat Satellite Server

Kickstart

PXE

DHCP

Redfish

Packer

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 daily admin tasks.

The candidate will design enterprise-wide platform standards, create automated build solutions, and manage provisioning tooling while collaborating with Infrastructure, DevOps, Security, and EA teams to shape future Linux