Manager Linux Operations

Request Technology, LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious company is seeking a Manager - Linux Operations in Chicago. This role involves managing a team focused on the stability and performance of Linux infrastructure, requiring extensive experience in Linux systems, automation tools, and cloud technologies. The position offers a competitive salary range and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Linux systems administration.
• At least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Deep understanding of Linux (Red Hat) operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of Linux administrators.
• Oversee daily operations and maintenance of Linux servers.
• Develop strategies for monitoring and performance tuning.

Skills

Linux Administration

Automation

Cloud Infrastructure

CICD

Virtualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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Base pay range

$140,000.00/yr - $170,000.00/yr

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A prestigious company is looking for a Manager - Linux Operations. This manager will manage a team of Linux professionals focused on the stability, performance, security, and reliability of Linux infrastructure/Operations. This role requires experience with technologies such as Ansible, Puppet, Red Hat, Docker, Kubernetes, terraform, CICD, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and mentor a team of Linux administrators, providing technical leadership and guidance.
• Oversee the daily operations and maintenance of Linux servers (on-prem and cloud).
• Develop and implement strategies for monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Ensure system availability, uptime, and business continuity through best practices and incident management.
• Lead root cause analysis of critical issues and implement preventive measures.
• Manage patch management, system upgrades, and configuration management (e.g., Ansible, Puppet).
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and network teams to align infrastructure goals.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and methodologies to support business needs.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and data protection standards.
• Participate in budgeting, resource planning, and vendor management as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience in Linux systems administration, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Deep understanding of Linux (Red Hat) operating systems and internals.
• Linux Experience: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc.
• Cloud Experience - Strong knowledge of secure cloud infrastructure design and components, such as: servers, operating systems, networks, IAM, and storage. Cloud Certifications, specifically AWS Cloud certification would be preferred.
• Infra Automation - Expert knowledge in core automation development toolchain including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Harness.
• CICD Experience - Mastery of CICD best practices in a large organization. (GitOps/DevOps, secure builds, secure code promotion, deployments (Harness\Argo), automated testing (app and infra), integration of policy frameworks, cost-optimization, SLSA best practices)
• Strong experience with virtualization (e.g., VMware, KVM), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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