Automation-Driven Senior Linux Systems Engineer

Veriipro; Rocklin (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Engineer to design, deploy, automate, and support enterprise Linux infrastructure. You will drive reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across production and non-production environments.

The role focuses on provisioning automation, configuration management, security hardening, and incident response. Strong collaboration with infrastructure, security, and application teams is essential, with a focus on durable, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Linux administration in an enterprise setting.
• Experience with provisioning, automation, and configuration management.
• Strong shell scripting and automation skills.
• Ability to design highly available Linux infrastructure.
• Excellent collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, administer, and maintain enterprise Linux operating systems across production and non-production environments.
• Design and support highly available, fault-tolerant Linux infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime and reliability.
• Develop and maintain automated Linux provisioning and configuration management processes using enterprise tools and technologies.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement proactive solutions to improve stability and efficiency.
• Perform system upgrades, patch management, security hardening, and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, and application teams to support enterprise platforms and business-critical applications.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and system standards.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and production support activities.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance automation, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Linux administration

Automation

Shell scripting

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Job description

Veriipro is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Engineer to design, deploy, automate, and support enterprise Linux infrastructure. You will drive reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across production and non-production environments.

The role focuses on provisioning automation, configuration management, security hardening, and incident response. Strong collaboration with infrastructure, security, and application teams is essential, with a focus on durable, scalable systems.