Data Engineer

Responsibilities

• Support Linux server patching efforts from planning and dependency review through implementation, testing, rollback preparation, and issue resolution.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues across Linux operating systems, middleware, networking, certificates, storage, performance, authentication, and integrations.
• Build and enhance reusable automation for server configuration, patching, deployment, and day-to-day operational activities.
• Help improve visibility into the virtual machine environment, including ownership, supportability, configuration consistency, capacity, upgrades, consolidation, and retirement planning.
• Evaluate workloads for container readiness and assist with practical container deployment patterns, pilots, and operational standards.
• Partner closely with infrastructure, application, network, security, and platform teams to support reliable production environments.

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on Linux server administration and production infrastructure support experience.
• Strong background in Linux patching, package and kernel management, and production change practices.
• Experience troubleshooting Linux systems, networking/connectivity, storage, services, and related operational issues.
• Hands-on automation and configuration management experience, with strong Ansible skills preferred.
• Working knowledge of Bash and the ability to support scripting or automation tasks.
• Experience with Chef or similar infrastructure tooling.
• Comfort working directly in production environments and collaborating across technical teams.

Skills

• 4+ years of hands-on Linux server administration and production infrastructure support experience.
• Strong background in Linux patching, package and kernel management, and production change practices.
• Experience troubleshooting Linux systems, networking/connectivity, storage, services, and related operational issues.
• Hands-on automation and configuration management experience, with strong Ansible skills preferred.
• Working knowledge of Bash and the ability to support scripting or automation tasks.
• Experience with Chef or similar infrastructure tooling.
• Python scripting experience for infrastructure automation (preferred).
• Exposure to containerization concepts, deployment patterns, and operational best practices (preferred).
• Experience improving VM lifecycle management, including lifecycle planning and environment rationalization (preferred).
• Familiarity with certificate management, authentication troubleshooting, and infrastructure observability (preferred).
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to operational improvement (preferred).

Preferred Skills

• Python scripting experience for infrastructure automation.
• Exposure to containerization concepts, deployment patterns, and operational best practices.
• Experience improving VM lifecycle management, including lifecycle planning and environment rationalization.
• Familiarity with certificate management, authentication troubleshooting, and infrastructure observability.