Linux Systems Engineer & Automation Specialist

North Carolina State University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Retirement Programs

Disability Plans

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off and Leave Programs

12 Holidays Each Year

Tuition and Academic Assistance

Childcare benefits

Wellness & Recreation Membership

Wellness Programs

Job summary

North Carolina State University seeks a Systems Programmer/Specialist to lead Linux-based system administration, imaging, patching, and automation. You will support security standards and provide third-tier campus-wide IT services, including on-call rotation.

The role requires strong scripting or programming ability, experience with configuration management tools, and scalable Linux deployments. NC State offers extensive benefits and a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Linux based operating systems.
• Experience in managing Linux image deployment at scale.
• Authentication/authorization and application integration in Linux provisioning.
• Programming or scripting experience; systems automation background.
• Experience with Git, Foreman, Configuration Management (Puppet, Ansible, Chef).
• Monitoring experience (Nagios, Grafana, Zabbix) desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design, image provisioning, patch management and Linux maintenance.
• Support PCI-DSS, NIST 800-171, ISO 27002 security standards.
• Provide third-tier support and participate in 24/7 on-call rotation.
• Use project management skills to improve reliability of systems/services.

Skills

Linux

System provisioning

Configuration management

Git

Foreman

Puppet

Ansible

Monitoring systems

Programming / scripting

Python

JSON

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related field

4+ years experience OR Associate's degree + 5 years experience

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

North Carolina State University seeks a Systems Programmer/Specialist to lead Linux-based system administration, imaging, patching, and automation. You will support security standards and provide third-tier campus-wide IT services, including on-call rotation.

The role requires strong scripting or programming ability, experience with configuration management tools, and scalable Linux deployments. NC State offers extensive benefits and a collaborative environment.