Senior Linux Platform & Automation Lead

Devopsroles; Eagan (MN); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

Ecolab, Inc. is seeking a Lead Linux Platform Engineer to join the Global Linux Server Platform team. You will lead Ansible Automation Platform efforts, manage ~600 Linux servers across OnPrem and Cloud, and drive reliability.

The role requires deep Linux admin skills, Ansible expertise, and collaboration with network, SAP, DBAs, and developers. Occasional on-call, nights and weekends. This position offers growth in a fast-paced IT environment and security-focused initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8 years of IT experience.
• 5 years of UNIX (SLES and RHEL Linux, AIX a plus) Server experience.
• 5 years of Ansible experience.
• Flexibility to work nights and weekends, participating in on-call rotations
• Expertise in Creating and maintaining Ansible playbooks.
• Expertise in SLES, RHEL and AIX OS support.
• Proficiency in shell scripting and automation.
• Experience with Azure.
• No Immigration Sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead for our Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
• Provide operational support of the company’s ~600 Linux based servers (OnPrem and Cloud).
• Provide server admin support related to resolving break/fix type incidents in the team queue
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch and maintain Linux servers, ensuring high availability and scalability.
• Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize resource utilization.
• Work closely with network engineers, SAP engineers, database administrators, and application developers.
• Participate in major IT projects related to the Linux platform.
• Participating in Security, Vulnerability and Patching related initiatives for Linux Platform

Skills

Ansible

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Cloud (Azure)

On-call / off-hours support

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Kubernetes

Job description

Ecolab, Inc. is seeking a Lead Linux Platform Engineer to join the Global Linux Server Platform team. You will lead Ansible Automation Platform efforts, manage ~600 Linux servers across OnPrem and Cloud, and drive reliability.

The role requires deep Linux admin skills, Ansible expertise, and collaboration with network, SAP, DBAs, and developers. Occasional on-call, nights and weekends. This position offers growth in a fast-paced IT environment and security-focused initiatives.