IT Platform Engineer Senior

UM01 University of Maryland College Park (UMCP); United States; On-site; USD 132,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland, College Park, in the IT division, seeks a Senior Linux Engineer to own enterprise Linux administration across on‑premises and cloud. You will drive DevOps practices, automation, and architecture with Red Hat/Ubuntu systems, and deploy patches, clusters, and AWS-based solutions.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Platform Engineering and IT operations to ensure maximum uptime and service quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of professional experience implementing and managing enterprise solutions.
• Experience with Linux in enterprise environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deploy OS patches, provision new machines, and manage configuration states.
• Deploy new AWS solutions and troubleshoot on-prem and cloud deployments.
• Work with DevOps teams to improve uptime, stability, and automation.
• Lead continuous improvements in security, performance, and reliability.

Skills

Linux administration

DevOps

Cloud computing

Automation

AWS

CI/CD

Networking security

Leadership

Communication

Docker

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Satellite

GitLab

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Job Description Summary This position is available within the University of Maryland’s Division of Information Technology (DIT). The Senior Linux Engineer is a member of the Enterprise Linux Services team. This position is responsible for all aspects of IT system administration, enabling the University's research, teaching, and academic units to excel in their work. Working collaboratively with other Enterprise Linux Services staff, Platform Engineering, and other operational departments, this role functions as a proactive administrator who can also solve complex IT problems. This person will need a strong background in DevOps principles, automation, system architecture, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Ubuntu in physical, virtual, and cloud environments. They should understand architecture fundamentals and utilize automation technologies like Puppet, Ansible, Satellite, Gitlab, and AWS Cloud Formation. Using these tools, this person will deploy OS patches, provision new machines, manage configuration states, deploy new AWS solutions, and troubleshoot existing on-prem and cloud deployments, ensuring maximum uptime and service stability.

This position is considered essential and may be required to work at the normal work location or an alternative location during a major catastrophic event, weather emergency, or other operational emergency to help maintain the continuity of University services. May be required to work evenings, nights, weekends, or different shifts for extended periods.

Physical Demands: The employee is also occasionally required to lift and carry materials up to 50 pounds in weight. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and listen. The employee is occasionally required to walk and use hands to operate computers, objects, tools, or controls as well as reach with hands and arms.

Licenses/ Certifications: N/A

Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Experience: Four (4) years of professional experience implementing and managing enterprise solutions. Other: Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Knowledge of all aspects of software and cloud infrastructure.
• Knowledge of various enterprise solutions.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in the use of office productivity software such as Office 365 or Google Workspaces.
• Ability to lead presentations with small to medium-sized groups
• Able to organize and provide direction to junior staff members
• Ability to bridge the gap between team manager and team members on technical topics.
• Ability to effectively manage workload and delivery assignments on time.

Additional Job Details Preferences:

• Experience administering Ubuntu or other Debian-based Linux distributions in enterprise environments
• AWS Management experience (I.E., Instance deployment, CloudFormation template development, Stack updates/change-sets, AMI creation, etc.) with AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Experience with programming in at least one (1) high-level language such as Perl, Nodejs, Ruby, or Python
• Experience with automation workflows using CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab CI/CD
• Ability to install, modify, integrate, and configure commercial and open-source software applications and utilities
• Ability to automate workflows leveraging Generative AI and integrate Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities into existing DevOps, monitoring, and enterprise application ecosystems using APIs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) compatible tools and servers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of network security, firewall configurations, and securing applications in cloud and on-premises environments
• Working experience in administering containerization technologies, particularly Docker, in support of maintaining critical enterprise applications.

Licenses/Certifications: RHCSA/RHCE or equivalent Linux industry-standard certifications AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or equivalent industry-standard cloud platform certifications

Additional Information: Please note that all positions within the Division of Information Technology (DIT) have an in person component with expected time in our College Park, MD location per week. Telework is not a guaranteed work arrangement.

Visa Sponsorship Information: DIT will not sponsor the successful candidate for work authorization in the United States now or in the future. F1 STEM OPT support is not available for this position.

Department DIT-EE-Platform Services Worker Sub-Type Staff Regular Salary Range $132,240.00-$158,688.00 Benefits Summary For more information on Regular Exempt benefits, select this link.

Background Checks Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify anyone from employment. Before any adverse decision, the finalist will have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding disclosable background check information. The University reserves the right to rescind the offer of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.

Employment Eligibility The successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization. Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.

EEO Statement The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.

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The University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 40,700 students, 14,000 faculty and staff, and 388,000 alumni all dedicated to the pursuit of Fearless Ideas. Located just outside Washington, D.C., we discover and share new knowledge every day through our renowned research enterprise and programs in academics, the arts and athletics. And we are committed to social entrepreneurship as the nation’s first “Do Good” campus.

EEO Statement The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.

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