Senior Linux Engineer | Automation, Cloud & Mentoring

Avid Technology Professionals; Maryland; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avid Technology Professionals seeks a Linux-focused engineer to manage and optimize Linux environments, develop automation scripts with Bash, Python, Puppet, or Ansible, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The role includes mentoring junior staff and communicating issues to service owners.

Candidates should be self-motivated, willing to learn new technologies, and capable of working with AWS components such as EC2. This position emphasizes teamwork and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux administration experience including configuring, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting.
• Experience creating, debugging, and implementing Bash, Python, Puppet, and/or Ansible automation scripts.
• Ability to work in a team and mentor junior staff.
• Ability to communicate issues with team members and/or service owners.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with diverse teams to ensure service reliability.
• Mentor junior staff and share knowledge across the team.
• Develop and implement automation scripts using Bash, Python, Puppet, and/or Ansible.
• Communicate issues and risk to team members and service owners.

Skills

Linux administration

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Issue communication

Tools

Bash

Python

Puppet

Ansible

AWS CLI

Boto3

Job description

Avid Technology Professionals seeks a Linux-focused engineer to manage and optimize Linux environments, develop automation scripts with Bash, Python, Puppet, or Ansible, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The role includes mentoring junior staff and communicating issues to service owners.

Candidates should be self-motivated, willing to learn new technologies, and capable of working with AWS components such as EC2. This position emphasizes teamwork and continuous improvement.