Lead Linux Workstation Platform Engineer

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; Thuwal; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology is seeking a Research User Computing Platforms Lead to architect and run KAUST’s Linux scientific workstation fleet, with duties in provisioning, security, and lifecycle management.

You will guide both Linux and cross‑platform engineering for Windows and macOS endpoints to ensure consistent, high‑quality end-user computing services for researchers and educators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, engineering, or a related field.
• Master’s degree preferred for advanced technical/management roles.
• RHCE, LPIC, Puppet Certified Professional or equivalent certs would be beneficial.
• Networking or security certifications (CCNA, CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+) are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set architecture and technical direction for KAUST Linux workstation fleet, including configuration management and lifecycle management.
• Establish infrastructure-as-code, GitOps, automation standards, and provide direction for Windows/macOS endpoints.
• Lead build-vs-buy and tooling decisions for provisioning, secrets management, observability, and fleet operations.

Skills

Linux systems

Platform engineering

Architecture leadership

DevOps GitOps

Security & compliance

Team mentorship

Stakeholder management

Windows/macOS leadership

NVIDIA/CUDA knowledge

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology is seeking a Research User Computing Platforms Lead to architect and run KAUST’s Linux scientific workstation fleet, with duties in provisioning, security, and lifecycle management.

You will guide both Linux and cross‑platform engineering for Windows and macOS endpoints to ensure consistent, high‑quality end-user computing services for researchers and educators.