Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Matlen Silver; Pennington (NJ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer to maintain, automate, and scale enterprise infrastructure for a financial services client. This role emphasizes hands-on engineering across cloud, virtualization, and bare-metal environments to ensure reliability and uptime.

You will drive CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and collaborate with system teams to enforce standards, security updates, and capacity planning while coordinating deployments across tech teams.

Qualifications

• Engineering & lifecycle management for Linux virtual and physical builds, upgrades, patching, and maintenance.
• Automation & CI/CD: build, optimize, and maintain pipelines and deployments using configuration management tools and version control.
• Technical collaboration with System Administrator teams to ensure server compliance and standards.
• Observability: use logging/monitoring tools to analyze performance and capacity.
• Infrastructure delivery: support provisioning, data center migrations, and EOL lifecycle programs.
• Stakeholder support: communicate standards to LoBs and participate in alignment meetings.

Responsibilities

• Engineering & Lifecycle Management: Coordinate Linux virtual and physical builds, upgrades, patching, and ongoing system support across cloud, virtualization, and bare-metal platforms.
• Automation & CI/CD: Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployments using modern configuration management tools and version control systems.
• Technical Collaboration: Partner with System Administrator teams to ensure rigorous server compliance and technical standards.
• Observability & Capacity Planning: Utilize logging and monitoring tools to analyze system performance and manage capacity.
• Infrastructure Delivery Support: Support provisioning, security updates, data center migrations, and End-of-Life lifecycle programs.
• Stakeholder Technical Support: Communicate infrastructure standards and best practices to Lines of Business and participate in cross-functional meetings.

Skills

Engineering lifecycle management

Automation & CI/CD

Technical collaboration

Observability & capacity planning

Infrastructure delivery support

Stakeholder technical support

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Job Title: Linux Infrastructure Engineer Consultant

Duration: 12 months with extension possible to 18 months

Other Approved Location: Jersey City, NJ

Pay Scale: $60-63/hr W2 (Cannot subcontract or C2C)

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled, self-motivated Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer to maintain, automate, and scale our financial services client's core infrastructure platforms. In this role, you will be heavily focused on hands-on engineering, configuration management, and system optimization across cloud, virtual, and bare-metal environments. While your primary duty is to ensure the reliability and uptime of large enterprise systems, you will also coordinate engineering tasks, communicate technical standards, and help align deployment objectives across technology teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering & Lifecycle Management: Coordinate Linux virtual and physical builds, upgrades, patching, and ongoing system support across cloud, virtualization, and bare-metal platforms.
• Automation & CI/CD: Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployments using modern configuration management tools and version control systems.
• Technical Collaboration: Partner closely with System Administrator teams to ensure rigorous server compliance and technical standards are met across the organization.
• Observability & Capacity Planning: Utilize advanced logging and monitoring tools to analyze system performance, troubleshoot log data, and manage infrastructure capacity.
• Infrastructure Delivery Support: Support and coordinate infrastructure provisioning, security updates, data center migrations, and End-of-Life (EOL) hardware/software lifecycle programs.
• Stakeholder Technical Support: Communicate infrastructure standards and best practices directly to various Lines of Business (LoBs) and participate in cross-functional technical alignment meetings.

Required Qualifications

• Engineering & Lifecycle Management: Coordinate Linux virtual and physical builds, upgrades, patching, and ongoing system support across cloud, virtualization, and bare-metal platforms.
• Automation & CI/CD: Build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployments using modern configuration management tools and version control systems.
• Technical Collaboration: Partner closely with System Administrator teams to ensure rigorous server compliance and technical standards are met across the organization.
• Observability & Capacity Planning: Utilize advanced logging and monitoring tools to analyze system performance, troubleshoot log data, and manage infrastructure capacity.
• Infrastructure Delivery Support: Support and coordinate infrastructure provisioning, security updates, data center migrations, and End-of-Life (EOL) hardware/software lifecycle programs.
• Stakeholder Technical Support: Communicate infrastructure standards and best practices directly to various Lines of Business (LoBs) and participate in cross-functional technical alignment meetings.

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