Linux Engineer

Samsung SDS America is the North American technology and digital transformation arm of Samsung SDS, a global leader in IT services, cloud, artificial intelligence, enterprise platforms, cybersecurity, and logistics solutions. We partner closely with Samsung’s industry-leading businesses-including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Semiconductor, Samsung Display, and Samsung Research-to design, implement, and support innovative technology solutions that accelerate business performance., We are seeking a Linux Infrastructure Engineer to manage, optimize, and secure enterprise Linux environments across on-premises data centers and public cloud platforms. This role focuses on Linux system administration, infrastructure automation using Ansible, middleware management, DNS services, and CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices. The ideal candidate brings strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and security hardening expertise to ensure high availability, reliability, and operational efficiency across mission-critical systems. This individual will collaborate with infrastructure, security, DevOps, and application teams to support continuous improvement and maintain enterprise infrastructure standards., * Manage, administer, and optimize large-scale Linux server environments (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, or SUSE) across on-prem and cloud platforms.

• Support and enhance core infrastructure components including DNS, DHCP, NTP, load balancers, firewalls, and reverse proxies.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain middleware platforms such as Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, or similar enterprise stacks.
• Build and maintain automation for configuration management, patching, and provisioning using Ansible, Ansible Tower/AWX, or equivalent tools.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and automated deployment workflows.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across compute, storage, networking, and OS layers with strong root-cause analysis.
• Manage OS patching, kernel upgrades, performance tuning, and security hardening (SELinux, CIS benchmarks).
• Support cloud-based Linux workloads on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including EC2/VMs, storage, IAM, networking, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure platform reliability and compliance.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational standards for enterprise Linux environments.
• Participate in on-call rotation and support critical production systems with high availability requirements.

Linux Operating System, Software Engineering, Semiconductors, Logistics, Internet Security, Electronics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Technical Support, Technical Leadership, * 8+ years of hands-on Linux engineering experience in enterprise environments.

• Strong expertise in Linux OS internals, system administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Solid understanding of compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and data center operations.
• Hands-on experience with DNS, including bind/unbound, zone management, DNSSEC, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with middleware platforms (Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, etc.).
• Strong proficiency with Ansible for automation, configuration management, and orchestration.
• Experience with at least one major public cloud: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates).
• Strong scripting skills in either Bash or Python.
• Experience with monitoring and logging platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk).
• Understanding of security hardening, patching, vulnerability remediation, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and change management.

Samsung SDSA offers a comprehensive suite of programs to support our employees:

• Top-notch medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• Wellness program
• Parental leave
• 401K match and savings plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time off
• Additional benefits

In addition to supporting Samsung affiliates, Samsung SDS America works with enterprise customers across a wide range of industries, helping organizations modernize their technology ecosystems through cloud transformation, data management, cybersecurity, AI, enterprise applications, and digital innovation. Our teams combine deep technical expertise with a collaborative, customer-focused approach to deliver secure, scalable, and business-critical solutions.