Lead Linux Engineer: Player-Coach for Automation & Ops

Koch; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Koch Technology in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Engineer with strong Linux experience to drive capabilities development and operational improvements. You will own projects, break work into actionable tasks, and coach engineers to raise their skills.

This player-coach role emphasizes hands-on implementation, ownership of the container/automation roadmap, and collaboration with teams worldwide. In-office presence is required with flexibility in Wichita, KS / Atlanta, GA / or Plano, TX.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of major Linux operating systems (RedHat, SuSE, Ubuntu).
• Containers and related technologies, such as docker, podman, container repositories, and docker build/compose for container development and testing.
• Container orchestration experience with production experience with Kubernetes (k8s).
• Demonstrated experience being an owner of IT Engineering projects that span multiple contributors.
• Experience with patch deployment tools and patch management automation (e.g. RH Satellite, Landscape, Automox, Uyuni).
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure in AWS.
• Experience in a mission-critical production environment, understanding the importance of communication, risk management, responsible follow-through, post-incident analysis, and coverage participation.
• Experience in shell, python, or other scripting languages to automate, optimize, and innovate.
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or other automation or IaC technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering Projects: Own the board housing capabilities development and operational improvements projects; delegate or coordinate across team.
• Coach and Develop other Engineers: mentor engineers, provide constructive feedback and praise.
• Automation Enthusiast: identify opportunities to automate or streamline to maximize value and work with automation teams.
• Innovative Problem Solver: tackle complex challenges and develop progress-driving solutions.
• Collaborative Partner: work with teams worldwide with an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Continuous Improvement Champion: identify opportunities to refine processes and foster ongoing enhancements.
• Create Knowledge: document and share knowledge to accelerate team capability.
• Enterprise Container Management: build a managed container capability and roadmap for Kubernetes orchestration.

Skills

Linux

Team leadership

DevOps

Automation

Scripting (Python/Shell)

Tools

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Git

Job description

Koch Technology in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Engineer with strong Linux experience to drive capabilities development and operational improvements. You will own projects, break work into actionable tasks, and coach engineers to raise their skills.

This player-coach role emphasizes hands-on implementation, ownership of the container/automation roadmap, and collaboration with teams worldwide. In-office presence is required with flexibility in Wichita, KS / Atlanta, GA / or Plano, TX.