Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 173,300 - 250,875; Full time

Job summary

Adobe is seeking a skilled UNIX Administrator for their High‑Performance Cloud Operations Team in San Jose, California. This position involves the daily administration of Linux servers, ensuring operational excellence and performance of production services.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Unix/Linux servers, strong scripting abilities, and knowledge in system security. The role offers a competitive salary range of $132,100 – $250,875 annually.

Qualifications

• In-depth experience with Unix/Linux servers for installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation tools.
• Solid grasp of networking and system connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Daily administration of all Linux-based servers including monitoring and performance fixing.
• Application support for troubleshooting and fine-tuning applications.
• Maintain system documentation and provide automation scripts.

Skills

Unix/Linux server administration

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH)

Virtual machine management (VMware, OpenShift)

System security (user access controls, OS hardening)

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Adobe is looking for a UNIX Administrator with strong technical, process, and automation skills to join the High‑Performance Cloud Operations Team. In this role, you will be responsible for the daily administration of Linux and Unix servers, ensuring the overall operability, resiliency, performance, and capacity of production services.

Responsibilities

• Day‑to‑day administration of all Linux-based servers: monitoring the trouble ticket queue, performing system fixes, handling hardware and software changes, scripting, patching, performance monitoring, sizing, integration, upgrade implementation, and hardware diagnostics.
• Application support: work with application administrators to troubleshoot and fine‑tune applications and guide them on standard processes using the underlying UNIX infrastructure.
• Documentation: maintain all system documentation.
• Provide scripts and automation to streamline deployments and manage configurations.

Qualifications

• In‑depth experience with Unix/Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, SUSE) for installation, configuration, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python) and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
• Demonstrable ability to perform Unix builds such as RHEL Networking.
• Solid grasp of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, etc.) and system connectivity.
• Working knowledge of virtual machine management (VMware, OpenShift).
• Expertise in system security – user access controls, OS hardening, patch management, and compliance.
• Good communication, teamwork, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with Ansible and Terraform is beneficial.

Compensation

U.S. pay range: $132,100 – $250,875 annually (may vary by location and experience). In California, the range is $173,300 – $250,875.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.