Senior Linux Infrastructure Platform Engineer

University of Florida

Gainesville (FL)

On-site

USD 98,000 - 105,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

University of Florida is seeking an Advanced Linux Infrastructure Platform Engineer to join UFIT on the Gainesville campus. You will lead medium to large projects, coordinate teams, and manage enterprise‑wide Linux systems, PeopleSoft, and automation efforts with Ansible, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and Python.

The role focuses on architecture, deployment, monitoring, and optimization of critical infrastructure in a large university IT environment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and 4 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with large-scale Linux infrastructure and enterprise applications.
  • Experience with automation and configuration management (Puppet, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, Python).
  • Experience configuring load balancer appliances and virtual servers.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Linux administration of enterprise applications.
  • Maintain PeopleSoft and related systems.
  • Develop automation scripts using Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, and Python.
  • Lead large-scale Linux administration and projects.
  • Assist Linux Platform Team in architecture and implementation.
  • Provide leadership and mentoring to staff.

Skills

Linux architecture
Automation scripting
GitLab CI/CD
Python
Terraform
Load balancers
Nagios/Zabbix
Linux admin

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Puppet
Ansible
GitLab CI/CD
Python
Terraform
Nagios
Zabbix

Job description

University of Florida is seeking an Advanced Linux Infrastructure Platform Engineer to join UFIT on the Gainesville campus. You will lead medium to large projects, coordinate teams, and manage enterprise‑wide Linux systems, PeopleSoft, and automation efforts with Ansible, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and Python.

The role focuses on architecture, deployment, monitoring, and optimization of critical infrastructure in a large university IT environment.

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