Cloud Linux Systems Engineer — Automation & Scale

Vultr; Central City (NE); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance premiums

401(k) with 100% match up to 4%

Professional Development Reimbursement

Holidays + PTO + rollover

Sabbatical eligibility

Remote office setup stipend

Internet reimbursement

Gym membership reimbursement

Job summary

Vultr is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to design, administer, and optimize Linux-based infrastructure supporting a global customer base and data center operations. In this role, you will work across systems, applications, and networking layers to maintain secure, reliable environments, contribute to infrastructure upgrades, and support platform expansion.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, operations, and data center teams while applying advanced Linux administration expertise to solve

Qualifications

• Proficient in Linux system administration across CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu.
• Familiar with Bash, Python or equivalent scripting languages.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving complex performance and security issues.
• Experience with virtualization and networking is a plus.
• Ability to design and implement upgrades and migrations.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and implement Linux upgrades and infrastructure changes.
• Administer and maintain Linux servers and services and diagnose issues.
• Serve as escalation point for Linux issues and determine remediation.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations for data center deployments.
• Perform application and system migrations with risk assessment.
• Monitor performance and security posture and ensure compliance.
• Produce documentation and diagrams to support scaling.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align with platform reliability and business objectives.

Skills

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Python scripting

System troubleshooting

Data center deployment

Security hardening

Tools

Virtualization

Networking

Web servers

Databases & caching

Job description

Vultr is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to design, administer, and optimize Linux-based infrastructure supporting a global customer base and data center operations. In this role, you will work across systems, applications, and networking layers to maintain secure, reliable environments, contribute to infrastructure upgrades, and support platform expansion.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, operations, and data center teams while applying advanced Linux administration expertise to solve