Linux Platform Engineer w/ Kubernetes

REQUEST TECHNOLOGY
Chicago, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 180K

Job location

Chicago, United States of America

Tech stack

Bash
Configuration Management
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS
Python
Linux System Administration
Network Time Protocols
Openshift
Performance Tuning
Ansible
Prometheus
TCP/IP
Delivery Pipeline
Saltstack
Grafana
Gitlab
Kubernetes
Bare Metal
Puppet
Jenkins

Job description

In this role, you will be responsible for managing and improving our highly automated Linux-based systems and platforms while supporting our broader technology infrastructure with a focus on automation.

Requirements

Looking for a senior level Linux systems administration candidate. Financial or real time environment preferred. Kubernetes python bash or go linux internals kernel tuning and performance diagnostics salt stack puppet or ansible preferred, 5+ years of experience in Linux systems administration and infrastructure/platform engineering.

Production experience managing Kubernetes, preferably in bare-metal or on-premises environments (e.g., with kubeadm, RKE, or OpenShift).

Strong scripting and automation skills in Python and Bash.

In-depth knowledge of Linux internals, kernel tuning, and performance diagnostics.

Hands-on experience with SaltStack (preferred), Puppet, or Ansible for configuration management.

Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Loki.

Solid understanding of core infrastructure protocols and services (TCP/IP, DNS, NTP/PTP, DHCP, etc.). Experience managing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, or similar., Strong troubleshooting skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

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