Technical Lead, Linux Systems Engineer

LEARN: Lonestar Education and Research Network

McKinney (TX)

Hybrid

USD 85,000 - 125,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

LEARN: Lonestar Education and Research Network is seeking a Systems Engineer to serve as a technical lead for Linux-based and cyber-infrastructure projects. You will work with internal and external stakeholders, recommend best-fit solutions, and monitor emerging technologies.

The role involves on-call rotation, complex Linux/VMware environments, security tooling, and collaboration with the Technical Advisory Group to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions across Texas and North America.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of experience or 7 years equivalent.
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Responsibilities

  • Lead Linux-based system administration and automation tasks.
  • Utilize monitoring/diagnostic tools for service provider networks.
  • Participate in on-call rotation; document MOP and RCA during outages.
  • Configure security systems including firewalls, IDS, authentication, and encryption.
  • Collaborate with members to design scalable, cost-efficient solutions.
  • Perform regular security assessments and vulnerability tests.

Skills

Linux/UNIX
DevOps
IaC
Git
WAN technology
Cloud deployments
Containerization
Security patches
Office software
On-call support

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

VMware vSphere
Office365
Ansible
Terraform
NetBox
Git

Job description

LEARN: Lonestar Education and Research Network is seeking a Systems Engineer to serve as a technical lead for Linux-based and cyber-infrastructure projects. You will work with internal and external stakeholders, recommend best-fit solutions, and monitor emerging technologies.

The role involves on-call rotation, complex Linux/VMware environments, security tooling, and collaboration with the Technical Advisory Group to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions across Texas and North America.

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