Senior Linux & AWS Automation Engineer

Colonial Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP seeks aSenior Linux Systems Administrator in Houston, TX (or Owensboro, KY) to design, administer, and optimize its enterprise Linux infrastructure across on‑prem and AWS, ensuring reliability, security, and performance.

You will lead automation with Ansible, manage RHEL/Amazon Linux, drive patching and vulnerability remediation, and collaborate with security, networking, and cloud teams to sustain enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on Linux administration in enterprise environments.
• Experience with RHEL/Amazon Linux in production.
• Strong patch management, vulnerability remediation, and lifecycle upgrades.
• Ability to implement automation with Ansible, scripts, and standardization.
• Cloud experience in AWS, including EC2, SSM, networking, and IAM.
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, administer, and optimize enterprise Linux infrastructure across on‑prem and AWS.
• Lead automation initiatives using Ansible and related tools to standardize deployments.
• Manage OS lifecycle, patching windows, and vulnerability remediation with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with security, networking, and application teams to meet compliance and performance goals.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and peers.

Skills

Senior Linux Admin

RHEL

AWS

Ansible

Bash scripting

Patch management

Security remediation

Troubleshooting

Networking basics

Documentation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Certifications (Red Hat, VMware, AWS, Security)

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware

Job description

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP seeks aSenior Linux Systems Administrator in Houston, TX (or Owensboro, KY) to design, administer, and optimize its enterprise Linux infrastructure across on‑prem and AWS, ensuring reliability, security, and performance.

You will lead automation with Ansible, manage RHEL/Amazon Linux, drive patching and vulnerability remediation, and collaborate with security, networking, and cloud teams to sustain enterprise standards.