Linux & Storage Automation Engineer

Match Point Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

MatchPoint Solutions is seeking a Linux & Storage Automation Engineer with strong experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration, Ansible automation, storage operations, and infrastructure automation.

This role will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining repeatable automation workflows that support server build-outs, configuration management, patching, remediation, storage administration, and operational efficiency within production environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform experience in production environments.
• Strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration background including package and repository management, systemd, and kernel/boot troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting for Linux automation tasks.
• Experience with storage and filesystem administration, including disk remediation and health checks.
• General knowledge of AWS or Azure cloud platforms and resource lifecycle management.
• Understanding of CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts with version-controlled infrastructure and automated pipelines.
• Understanding of database integration, data migration concepts, and identity and access management principles.
• Experience integrating automation with monitoring, scheduling, security controls, and change management processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Ansible roles, playbooks, and templates to automate server provisioning, patching, remediation, and maintenance.
• Administer and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments, including package/repository management and kernel/boot issues.
• Develop Bash scripts and automation workflows to streamline Linux administration and storage operations.
• Support storage and filesystem administration including disk remediation and capacity management.
• Build automation for cloud-hosted server lifecycle activities (AWS/Azure) as part of patching and maintenance workflows.
• Apply CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code principles to manage infrastructure and configuration through code and pipelines.
• Develop workflows supporting database integration, data migration, and identity/access management requirements.
• Integrate automation with monitoring, scheduling, security controls, and change management processes.

Skills

Ansible

Red Hat Linux

Bash scripting

Storage administration

AWS/Azure

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Database integration

Monitoring integration

Job description

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora, and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil, and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.

Job Description:

Role: Linux & Storage Automation Engineer

Location: Remote, LATAM-based candidates in Brazil, Costa Rica, Argentina, or Mexico

Duration: 12-month engagement

Rate: $30-35/hr on W2

Job Overview

We are seeking a Linux & Storage Automation Engineer with strong experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration, Ansible automation, storage operations, and infrastructure automation. This role will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining repeatable automation workflows that support server build-outs, configuration management, patching, remediation, storage administration, and operational efficiency within production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Ansible roles, playbooks, and job templates using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform to automate server provisioning, configuration, patching, remediation, and maintenance activities.
• Administer and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments, including package and repository management, systemd services, kernel and boot issues, and operating system health.
• Develop Bash scripts and automation workflows to streamline Linux administration, storage operations, and production support tasks.
• Support storage and filesystem administration activities, including disk issue remediation, capacity management, filesystem configuration, and routine health checks.
• Build automation that supports cloud-hosted server lifecycle activities, including starting, stopping, and managing AWS or Azure resources as part of patching and maintenance workflows.
• Apply CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code principles to manage infrastructure and configuration through version-controlled code and automated delivery pipelines.
• Develop repeatable and validated workflows that support database integration, data migration, and identity and access management requirements.
• Integrate automation solutions with existing operational tooling, monitoring platforms, scheduling systems, security controls, and change management processes.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, including writing and maintaining roles, playbooks, and job templates in production environments.
• Strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration background, including package and repository management, systemd, and kernel or boot troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting for Linux automation tasks.
• Experience with storage and filesystem administration, including disk remediation, capacity management, filesystem configuration, and health checks.
• General knowledge of AWS or Azure cloud platforms, including instance and resource lifecycle management.
• Understanding of CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code or Everything-as-Code principles, including version-controlled infrastructure and automated pipelines.
• Understanding of database integration, data migration concepts, and identity and access management principles.
• Experience integrating automation with operational tooling, monitoring, scheduling, security controls, and change management processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Python scripting experience for automation tooling beyond basic playbook development.
• Knowledge of REST API integration patterns, including authentication, JSON data exchange, and webhook-driven workflows.
• Understanding of event-driven automation concepts, including trigger-based workflows and rule-based activations.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring principles, including log aggregation and alerting.

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