Senior Enterprise Linux Engineer | Cloud & Automation

Moderna

Cambridge (MA)

On-site

USD 109,000 - 175,000

Full time

11 hours ago
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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.

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