Senior Enterprise Linux Engineer | Cloud & Automation

Moderna; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Well-being resources

Family planning benefits

Generous paid time off

Savings and investments

Location-specific perks

Job summary

Moderna is expanding its technology hub server team to design, implement, and support a multi-distro Linux environment. The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, automation, and secure, scalable systems across on-premises and cloud setups.

As a technical owner, you will automate operations, manage identity and security configurations, and collaborate with cybersecurity across global teams. Moderna offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5 years of professional experience supporting Linux in a mixed OS environment.
• Strong understanding of multiple Linux distros including all core services/daemons.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot system, network, and performance issues.
• Experience with patch management, endpoint protection, compliance and server hardening.
• Familiarity with hybrid multi-cloud environments and virtualization technologies.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills, including working across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical owner for enterprise Linux systems across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Design, install, configure, and maintain Linux systems supporting research and production operations.
• Conduct root cause analysis and advanced troubleshooting for system, network, and authentication issues.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance through configuration management and proactive monitoring.
• Automate infrastructure operations using shell scripting, Ansible, Python, Terraform, or other IaC tools.
• Integrate Linux systems with Active Directory; configure Kerberos, LDAP, NSS, and PAM; manage TLS/SSL certificates.
• Support containerized environments leveraging Docker, Podman, and Kubernetes.
• Implement and maintain storage solutions (LVM, iSCSI, NFS).
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with Moderna’s security suite.
• Contribute to monitoring and observability with Prometheus, Dynatrace, or Splunk.
• Develop server and application implementation plans, scripts, and testing procedures.
• Maintain documentation, diagrams, and system inventories.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to escalated incidents.

Skills

Enterprise Linux

Troubleshooting

Automation

Ansible

Python

Terraform

Kubernetes

Cloud & virtualization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

AWS

VMware

Realmd/sssd

Job description

Moderna is expanding its technology hub server team to design, implement, and support a multi-distro Linux environment. The role emphasizes hands-on troubleshooting, automation, and secure, scalable systems across on-premises and cloud setups.

As a technical owner, you will automate operations, manage identity and security configurations, and collaborate with cybersecurity across global teams. Moderna offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities.