Sr Linux Engineer

Vaco LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco Recruiter Services is seeking a Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer to support a large enterprise infrastructure spanning Linux, virtualization, storage, and cloud environments. The role emphasizes hands-on Linux troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and ongoing optimization across on-premises and cloud resources.

The ideal candidate will manage SAN/NAS storage, virtualization platforms, and IaaS services while collaborating with networking, cloud, and server teams to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on Linux systems administration/engineering experience.
• Strong enterprise Linux experience.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Understanding of Linux services, processes, daemons, networking, storage, performance, and system administration.
• Enterprise virtualization experience across multiple virtualization platforms.
• Hands-on enterprise storage experience.
• Strong understanding of SAN and NAS technologies.
• Experience managing infrastructure resources within a major public cloud environment.
• Understanding of IaaS, including virtual machines, compute, storage, networking, and monitoring.
• Experience supporting enterprise or hybrid infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux environments.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux issues involving services, processes, daemons, performance, operating systems, and underlying infrastructure.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement long-term solutions.
• Support enterprise virtualization environments across multiple technologies.
• Manage and troubleshoot enterprise storage environments, including SAN and NAS.
• Support cloud infrastructure and manage resources within an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environment.
• Support hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premise and cloud environments.
• Participate in infrastructure modernization, migration, optimization, and operational projects.
• Monitor system health, capacity, availability, and performance.
• Partner with networking, cloud, server, application, and other IT teams to resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and infrastructure standards.

Skills

Linux administration

Troubleshooting/root-cause analysis

Enterprise virtualization

SAN/NAS storage

Cloud IaaS

Hybrid infrastructure

Automation scripting

IT collaboration

Tools

Bash/shell scripting

Python

Job description

Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer to support a large enterprise infrastructure environment spanning Linux, virtualization, enterprise storage, and cloud infrastructure.

The ideal candidate is a strong hands-on Linux engineer who can go beyond basic administration to troubleshoot complex system issues, understand what is happening at the process and service level, identify root causes, and implement solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux environments.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux issues involving services, processes, daemons, performance, operating systems, and underlying infrastructure.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement long-term solutions.
• Support enterprise virtualization environments across multiple technologies.
• Manage and troubleshoot enterprise storage environments, including SAN and NAS.
• Support cloud infrastructure and manage resources within an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environment.
• Support hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premise and cloud environments.
• Participate in infrastructure modernization, migration, optimization, and operational projects.
• Monitor system health, capacity, availability, and performance.
• Partner with networking, cloud, server, application, and other IT teams to resolve complex infrastructure issues.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and infrastructure standards.

Required Skills

• 4+ years of hands-on Linux systems administration/engineering experience.
• Strong enterprise Linux experience.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Understanding of Linux services, processes, daemons, networking, storage, performance, and system administration.
• Enterprise virtualization experience across multiple virtualization platforms.
• Hands-on enterprise storage experience.
• Strong understanding of SAN and NAS technologies.
• Experience managing infrastructure resources within a major public cloud environment.
• Understanding of IaaS, including virtual machines, compute, storage, networking, and monitoring.
• Experience supporting enterprise or hybrid infrastructure environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with multiple enterprise Linux distributions.
• Experience with major public cloud platforms.
• Infrastructure migration or data center consolidation experience.
• Automation/scripting experience with Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Experience working within a large enterprise environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is more than a traditional Linux administrator. We're looking for someone who can look at a complex infrastructure problem, understand what the system is doing, determine why it's happening, and develop the appropriate solution.

This individual should be strongest in Linux while also having solid experience across virtualization, enterprise storage, SAN/NAS, and cloud infrastructure.