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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Engineer Linux and Virtualization Infrastructure - **Company:** Red Oak Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** Wheat Ridge, CO, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $175,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Proxmox, Backup Devices, Unix, Computer Networks, Data Centers, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Fault Tolerance, Linux System Administration, Microsoft Office, Networking Basics, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Virtualization Technology, System Availability, Software Troubleshooting, Fibre Channel, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Data Management, Docker, Vmware - **Published:** October 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75693522-principal-engineer-linux-and-virtualization-infrastructure ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. * Seven or more years of Linux systems administration, Linux systems engineering, or related infrastructure experience. * Advanced Linux and/or Unix administration experience. * Strong understanding of networking fundamentals and storage-area networks. * Experience with VMware, Proxmox, Docker, and Kubernetes. * Experience managing complex infrastructure projects. * Knowledge of enterprise storage, virtualization, high availability, backup, and disaster recovery. * Working knowledge of Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office. * Strong troubleshooting, communication, documentation, and decision-making skills. * Ability to work independently and collaborate across infrastructure, networking, security, and operational teams. ## Description A growing broadband and telecommunications organization is seeking a Principal Engineer, Linux and Virtualization Infrastructure to help design, modernize, and support the infrastructure powering critical business and customer-facing technologies. This highly visible engineering role supports multiple data centers and enterprise environments. You will lead the architecture, implementation, and optimization of scalable, secure, resilient infrastructure across both greenfield deployments and existing production environments. What You'll Do * Design greenfield data center deployments and modernize existing infrastructure. * Manage and optimize enterprise Linux, compute, storage, and virtualization platforms. * Maintain multiple virtualization clusters and lead capacity-planning efforts. * Research, design, implement, configure, and support new infrastructure technologies. * Co-manage Fibre Channel, VxLAN, SAN, and NAS environments. * Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster-recovery solutions. * Analyze application requirements to determine operating system, storage, memory, CPU, and performance needs. * Design enterprise storage architectures based on capacity, I/O performance, availability, and recovery requirements. * Monitor infrastructure platforms and drive recovery and operational improvements. * Ensure platforms and applications are backed up according to established policies. * Partner with networking, security, and engineering teams to deliver infrastructure solutions. * Serve as a senior escalation resource for the NOC and operational teams during complex incidents. * Maintain technical documentation and support lab and testing environments. * Mentor engineers and contribute to future infrastructure strategy. ## Related Videos - [From Zero to Hero: Launch & Manage Your Cloud Apps with Free OpenShift & Red Hat Developer Hub](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1023-from-zero-to-hero-launch-manage-your-cloud-apps-with-free-openshift-red-hat-developer-hub) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Node and Package Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2138-wearedevelopers-live-node-and-package-security) - [Develop on Windows, Deploy on Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1600-develop-on-windows-deploy-on-red-hat-enterprise-linux) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)