Senior Linux Systems Admin & Automation Engineer

Wipro; Redmond (UT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro in the United States is seeking a Linux-focused operations engineer to maintain the health of core compute services, ensure API availability and low latency, and drive automation initiatives.

You will work with development teams to scale systems, triage tickets, develop runbooks, and push for faster incident response while applying strong ownership and communication skills.

This role requires 3-5 years of Linux administration, experience with scripting, and familiarity with CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years Linux administration/operations experience.
• Experience automating tasks with Python, Bash, and JavaScript.
• Strong problem-solving, ownership, and communication skills.
• Experience in operational environments with mission-critical services and pager duty.
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operational health of core compute services for API availability and low latency.
• Triage and manage tickets; prioritize work by impact.
• Scale systems through tooling and automation.
• Collaborate with developers to improve scalability, reliability and velocity.
• Develop new runbooks to reduce incident triage time; automate high-hit runbooks.
• Lead sustainable incident response and root cause analysis.

Skills

Linux Admin

SysAdmin

Problem solving

Communication

Ownership

Incident response

Tools

Python

Bash

JavaScript

CI/CD

Job description

Wipro in the United States is seeking a Linux-focused operations engineer to maintain the health of core compute services, ensure API availability and low latency, and drive automation initiatives.

You will work with development teams to scale systems, triage tickets, develop runbooks, and push for faster incident response while applying strong ownership and communication skills.

This role requires 3-5 years of Linux administration, experience with scripting, and familiarity with CI/CD practices.