Linux Platform Engineer

Techhuman; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TechHuman is seeking a Linux Platform Engineer to shape a large Linux-based infrastructure. You will design and maintain automation that provisions, configures, and manages systems across the environment, replacing manual work with code-driven, repeatable processes.

The team is migrating from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift, giving you hands-on experience with a major infrastructure transformation. You will build new solutions for internal teams and perform troubleshooting as needed.

Qualifications

• Must have deep Linux expertise across Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, and RHEL.
• Proficient Ansible playbooks and modules for automation.
• Hands-on Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Bash and Python proficiency for automation tooling.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automation that provisions, configures, and manages systems.
• Replace manual work with code-driven, repeatable processes.
• Help migrate from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift and modernize automation.
• Build new solutions for internal teams with some troubleshooting.
• Own outcomes with fast learning and accountability.

Skills

Linux expertise

GitOps & CI/CD

Ansible

Terraform

Bash

Python

Kubernetes

Puppet

OpenShift

RHEL depth

Tools

Jenkins

Git

OpenShift

Ansible

Terraform

Puppet

Job description

We are hiring an Linux Platform Engineer to help shape how a large, Linux-based infrastructure is built and run. You will design and maintain the automation that provisions, configures, and manages systems across the environment, replacing manual work with code-driven, repeatable processes. The team is moving toward a model where changes reach production only through automated, gated pipelines, and you will play a central role in building that foundation. You will also help modernize existing automation as the organization moves from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift, giving you hands‑on experience with a major infrastructure transformation. Most of your time will go to building new solutions for internal teams, with some troubleshooting along the way. This role suits a Linux‑minded engineer who learns quickly, takes ownership of outcomes, and wants their work to have visible impact.

Must Haves:

• Deep Linux expertise: Distro-agnostic, hands‑on depth across Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, and RHEL. Strong command‑line troubleshooting, including locating logs quickly and parsing them with grep and regex.
• Ansible: Proven experience writing and modifying playbooks and modules for configuration management and automation.
• Terraform: Hands‑on experience writing and maintaining infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Bash and Python: Working proficiency in both, used for automation and tooling.
• GitOps and CI/CD: Experience with Git‑based workflows (GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket) and building and supporting CI/CD pipelines, ideally Jenkins.

Nice To Haves:

• Red Hat: Exposure to deploying or supporting workloads on OpenShift.
• Regulated environments: Experience with highly controlled, policy‑driven automation, such as gated deployments, minimal manual production access, or compliance‑focused industries like defense or fintech.
• Kubernetes: Working knowledge of container orchestration concepts and operations.
• Puppet: Experience maintaining or troubleshooting Puppet configurations.
• RHEL depth: Strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience, as the environment shifts toward a heavier Red Hat footprint.

TechHuman is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, marital status, military status, protected veteran status, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.