Senior Staff Systems Engineer / Linux / Hybrid in Scottsdale in Scottsdale

Job DescriptionA large financial services organization is hiring a full-time Sr. Staff Systems Engineer with deep Linux expertise, based in the Scottsdale, AZ. This role focuses on building and supporting enterprise-scale Linux infrastructure across hybrid environments, with a strong emphasis on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, AWS cloud services, and automation using tools like Ansible and Terraform.\n \n \n This is a highly technical, hands-on position for someone who enjoys operating at the systems level and digging into complex problems. The team is looking for an engineer who can go beyond surface-level fixes and truly troubleshoot down to root cause, while also helping modernize infrastructure through automation and cloud adoption. You will be working in a high-visibility environment supporting critical systems, with exposure to encryption, containerization, and evolving DevOps practices. This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to stay deep in the technology, expand into cloud and automation, and have a direct impact on stability and security across a large-scale enterprise environment.\n \n

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• Strong experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux in enterprise environments \n

• Ability to confidently work from the command line and troubleshoot OS-level issues \n

• Experience building and maintaining Linux systems on VMware or similar virtualization platforms \n

• Strong troubleshooting skills across performance, storage, networking, and system-level failures \n

• Experience with automation tools, with a focus on Ansible and some exposure to Terraform \n

• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, and monitoring tools \n

• Knowledge of encryption concepts and secure system design \n

• Ability to support production systems in an on-call rotation \n

• Strong documentation and communication skills \n