Senior Linux Platform Engineer, Cloud & DevOps

University of Maryland; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 132,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Linux Engineer at University of Maryland's Division of Information Technology (DIT) leads the Enterprise Linux Services team and oversees all aspects of IT system administration to support the university's research, teaching, and academic units.

The role requires DevOps mindset, automation, and proficiency with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu across on-prem, virtual, and cloud deployments, using Puppet, Ansible, Satellite, GitLab, and AWS CloudFormation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of professional experience implementing and managing enterprise solutions.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience administering Linux in enterprise environments (Ubuntu/Debian beneficial).

Responsibilities

• Provide full lifecycle administration of Linux systems in on-prem, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Deploy OS patches and configuration management using automation tools.
• Provision new machines and manage cloud resources (AWS).
• Collaborate across teams to ensure maximum uptime and service stability.

Skills

DevOps

Automation

Cloud Infrastructure

Linux Administration

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Satellite

GitLab

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

The Senior Linux Engineer at University of Maryland's Division of Information Technology (DIT) leads the Enterprise Linux Services team and oversees all aspects of IT system administration to support the university's research, teaching, and academic units.

The role requires DevOps mindset, automation, and proficiency with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu across on-prem, virtual, and cloud deployments, using Puppet, Ansible, Satellite, GitLab, and AWS CloudFormation.