Manager, Linux Platform

Jobtailor

Edgewater Park Township (NJ)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a Senior Platform Engineer Lead to head a team of 5–9 engineers, driving excellence, on-call readiness, and continuous improvement across Linux, cloud, and automation domains.

You will manage vendor relationships, optimize cloud spend, and ensure SOX/PCI-DSS compliance while maintaining high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related field, or equivalent experience.
7+ years of hands-on Linux, DevOps or Platform Engineering experience, including SUSE or RHEL Servers in enterprise production environments
3+ years of experience managing a team of systems, DevOps or platform engineers
Strong experience operating in public cloud environments like Azure, GCP or AWS
Strong understanding of vSphere or similar virtualization technologies, compute, hardware and server management
Experience with configuration management and automation tools, such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.
Proven experience with monitoring and observability solutions like Datadog, Dynatrace, Nagios or SolarWinds
Experience troubleshooting Linux kernel, authentication, storage, networking, services, and application dependencies
Knowledge of backup technologies, such as Veeam, NetBackup and Rubrik
Familiarity with enterprise NAS storage platforms, managing NFS and CIFS exports
Familiarity with networking concepts, protocols, and services, including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, NTP, and VPN
Solid understanding of systems security, auditing, and compliance frameworks (SOX / PCI)
Experience managing platforms in 24/7 mission-critical environments
Strong communication skills to effectively communicate technical concepts and solutions to technical, non-technical and executive stakeholders
Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to adapt to new technologies and stay updated with industry trends and advancements

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5-9 System Engineers and Administrators (FTEs & consultants), ensuring clear goals, performance metrics, and accountability
Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Manage workload distribution, on-call schedules, and succession planning for critical skills
Negotiate and oversee vendor performance, ensuring adherence to SLAs and continuous service improvement
Collaborate with Procurement and Finance to manage budgets, renewals, licenses, commercial engagements and cloud spend
Oversee deployment, configuration, patching, upgrades, and tuning of RHEL & SUSE virtual servers
Drive automation using Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and CI/CD tooling
Spearhead cloud-native container, serverless and PaaS modernization initiatives
Support, optimize, and troubleshoot systems and related applications
Act as the primary escalation point for production incidents, including root cause analysis (RCA) and permanent remediation
Manage systems lifecycle and capacity planning, ensuring systems remain within vendor support and security guidelines
Manage enterprise NAS, SAN and backup platforms
Ensure all systems meet SOX, PCI-DSS and internal security policy requirements
Manage auditing, encryption, and access controls
Maintain up-to-date documentation of managed environments, configurations, and support procedures
Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities are tested and documented
Manage observability and proactively address performance and availability
Maintain a 24/7 support model for critical systems with defined SLAs for response and resolution

Skills

Linux

RHEL

SUSE

DevOps

Platform Engineering

Configuration Management

Monitoring Solutions

Troubleshooting

Backup Technologies

Networking Concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related field, or equivalent experience

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Datadog

Dynatrace

Nagios

SolarWinds

Veeam

NetBackup

Rubrik

VSphere

Job description

Lead, coach, and develop a team of 5-9 System Engineers and Administrators (FTEs & consultants), ensuring clear goals, performance metrics, and accountability
Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Manage workload distribution, on-call schedules, and succession planning for critical skills
Negotiate and oversee vendor performance, ensuring adherence to SLAs and continuous service improvement
Collaborate with Procurement and Finance to manage budgets, renewals, licenses, commercial engagements and cloud spend
Oversee deployment, configuration, patching, upgrades, and tuning of RHEL & SUSE virtual servers
Drive automation using Ansible, Terraform, Bash, and CI/CD tooling
Spearhead cloud-native container, serverless and PaaS modernization initiatives
Support, optimize, and troubleshoot systems and related applications
Act as the primary escalation point for production incidents, including root cause analysis (RCA) and permanent remediation
Manage systems lifecycle and capacity planning, ensuring systems remain within vendor support and security guidelines
Manage enterprise NAS, SAN and backup platforms
Ensure all systems meet SOX, PCI-DSS and internal security policy requirements
Manage auditing, encryption, and access controls
Maintain up-to-date documentation of managed environments, configurations, and support procedures
Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities are tested and documented
Manage observability and proactively address performance and availability
Maintain a 24/7 support model for critical systems with defined SLAs for response and resolution

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, related field, or equivalent experience
7+ years of hands-on Linux, DevOps or Platform Engineering experience, including SUSE or RHEL Servers in enterprise production environments
3+ years of experience managing a team of systems, DevOps or platform engineers
Strong experience operating in public cloud environments like Azure, GCP or AWS
Strong understanding of vSphere or similar virtualization technologies, compute, hardware and server management
Experience with configuration management and automation tools, such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc.
Proven experience with monitoring and observability solutions like Datadog, Dynatrace, Nagios or SolarWinds
Experience troubleshooting Linux kernel, authentication, storage, networking, services, and application dependencies
Knowledge of backup technologies, such as Veeam, NetBackup and Rubrik
Familiarity with enterprise NAS storage platforms, managing NFS and CIFS exports
Familiarity with networking concepts, protocols, and services, including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, NTP, and VPN
Solid understanding of systems security, auditing, and compliance frameworks (SOX / PCI)
Experience managing platforms in 24/7 mission-critical environments
Strong communication skills to effectively communicate technical concepts and solutions to technical, non-technical and executive stakeholders
Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to adapt to new technologies and stay updated with industry trends and advancements

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing and optimizing Linux systems, cloud environments, and automation tools while ensuring compliance with security standards. Proven ability to lead teams, drive continuous improvement, and effectively communicate technical solutions across diverse stakeholders.

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