Senior Linux Red Hat Infrastructure Engineer

Jobtailor; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Linux engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise Red Hat Linux environments across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms. You will lead lifecycle management, automation, and integration with Red Hat Satellite and related tools.

Strong collaboration with security and operations teams is essential. The role emphasizes automation, hardening, and performance optimization, with mentorship responsibilities and opportunities to drive modernization initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux environments, with strong focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Deep expertise in Linux system internals, performance tuning, networking, filesystem management, and troubleshooting.
• Proven experience with automation and configuration management (Ansible strongly preferred).
• Strong scripting skills (Bash required)
• Experience supporting Linux in large-scale, production enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of security hardening, patch management, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, KVM) and exposure to containers and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
• Ability to lead complex technical efforts and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and support enterprise Red Hat Linux environments (RHEL) across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms.
• Lead installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of Red Hat systems, including OS upgrades, patching, and decommissioning.
• Architect and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable Linux solutions supporting business-critical workloads.
• Implement and maintain automation using tools such as Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform, scripting (Bash, Python), and configuration management best practices.
• Administer and integrate Red Hat ecosystem components such as Red Hat Satellite, Insights, and subscription management.
• Partner with security teams to enforce hardening standards, vulnerability remediation, compliance requirements, and audit readiness (e.g., CIS, STIG, SOX, PCI).
• Troubleshoot complex OS, performance, storage, network, and application-related issues; perform root cause analysis and implement preventative controls.
• Support virtualization and containerized platforms (e.g., VMware, KVM, OpenShift, Kubernetes) as they relate to Linux workloads.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide advanced-level incident response and problem management.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Serve as a senior advisor and escalation point for Linux-related matters across IT teams.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers; promote standards, automation, and best practices.
• Contribute to infrastructure modernization initiatives, including cloud/hybrid adoption, automation, and platform optimization.

Skills

Bash scripting

Ansible

RHEL administration

Linux system internals

VMware

KVM

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

Red Hat Satellite

VMware

KVM

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux environments, with strong focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Deep expertise in Linux system internals, performance tuning, networking, filesystem management, and troubleshooting.
• Proven experience with automation and configuration management (Ansible strongly preferred).
• Strong scripting skills (Bash required)
• Experience supporting Linux in large-scale, production enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of security hardening, patch management, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, KVM) and exposure to containers and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
• Ability to lead complex technical efforts and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive expertise in administering and supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments, with a strong focus on automation, security compliance, and performance optimization. Capable of leading complex technical initiatives and mentoring junior engineers while collaborating effectively across teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Administration
• Automation with Ansible
• Scripting in Bash
• Virtualization with VMware and KVM
• Security Hardening and Compliance

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Linux System Internals
• Performance Tuning
• Networking
• Filesystem Management
• Troubleshooting
• Patch Management
• Configuration Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Cloud and Hybrid Adoption
• Infrastructure Modernization

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• CIS
• STIG
• SOX
• PCI

Tools & Technologies

• Ansible Automation Platform
• Red Hat Satellite
• Red Hat Insights
• VMware
• KVM
• OpenShift
• Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and support enterprise Red Hat Linux environments (RHEL) across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms.
• Lead installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of Red Hat systems, including OS upgrades, patching, and decommissioning.
• Architect and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable Linux solutions supporting business-critical workloads.
• Implement and maintain automation using tools such as Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform, scripting (Bash, Python), and configuration management best practices.
• Administer and integrate Red Hat ecosystem components such as Red Hat Satellite, Insights, and subscription management.
• Partner with security teams to enforce hardening standards, vulnerability remediation, compliance requirements, and audit readiness (e.g., CIS, STIG, SOX, PCI).
• Troubleshoot complex OS, performance, storage, network, and application-related issues; perform root cause analysis and implement preventative controls.
• Support virtualization and containerized platforms (e.g., VMware, KVM, OpenShift, Kubernetes) as they relate to Linux workloads.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide advanced-level incident response and problem management.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Serve as a senior advisor and escalation point for Linux-related matters across IT teams.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers; promote standards, automation, and best practices.
• Contribute to infrastructure modernization initiatives, including cloud/hybrid adoption, automation, and platform optimization.