Senior Linux & Infrastructure Automation Engineer — Hybrid Cloud

RRD; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 92,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

RRD is seeking a Senior Linux & Infrastructure Automation Engineer to design, scale, and maintain the Valassis DMT platform across hybrid environments. The role emphasizes hands-on systems engineering, automated configuration management, and high-availability cloud operations spanning bare‑metal, colocation, and cloud architectures.

The candidate will work with Linux (Ubuntu), Puppet/Ansible, OpenStack, KVM, and LXD to support deployment, security hardening, and uptime goals while driving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5–7+ years of Linux infrastructure engineering, systems administration, and cloud automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain declarative configuration modules using Puppet and Ansible for provisioning and deployment.
• Administer, tune, and troubleshoot enterprise Ubuntu/Debian environments for uptime and security.
• Operate virtualization/hypervisor layers (OpenStack, LXD, KVM, ESXi) and automate bare-metal provisioning.
• Maintain persistent storage infrastructure with SAN/NAS or object storage.
• Execute platform refreshes, decommission legacy environments, and migrate infrastructure across data centers.

Skills

Linux Administration

Automation & CM

Orchestration & Virtualization

Storage Fundamentals

Identity & Security

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

OpenStack

KVM

LXD

ESXi

MAAS

Job description

RRD is seeking a Senior Linux & Infrastructure Automation Engineer to design, scale, and maintain the Valassis DMT platform across hybrid environments. The role emphasizes hands-on systems engineering, automated configuration management, and high-availability cloud operations spanning bare‑metal, colocation, and cloud architectures.

The candidate will work with Linux (Ubuntu), Puppet/Ansible, OpenStack, KVM, and LXD to support deployment, security hardening, and uptime goals while driving