Lead - Platform Engineering
Description
Job Responsibilities
· Act as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) for Linux-based systems
· Deploy, configure, and maintain Linux-based systems (primarily Ubuntu) across global datacenter environments
· Develop and maintain scripts (Bash, Python, or similar) for system administration, monitoring, and operational tasks
· Implement and manage patching, hardening, and security compliance for Linux systems
· Troubleshoot performance issues and optimize Linux environments for scalability and reliability
· Provide expert-level support to deploy, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade Infrastructure in on-prem and colocation datacenter spaces, as well as cloud services such as AWS
· Design and implement hybrid solutions that integrate on-premises environments with AWS cloud services for scalability and resilience
· Automate provisioning and configuration of resources using tools such as Ansible, CloudFormation, or Terraform
· Provide support for Cisco UCS, and traditional Dell and HP servers
· Configure, monitor, maintain, and upgrade multiple large Hyper-V clusters
· Provide support for large-scale enterprise DNS
· Participate in high-severity incidents, take ownership, and lead charge in troubleshooting, resolution, and root cause analysis
· Familiarize with Jira workflow, ticketing procedures, and implementations
· Liaise with vendors/business units to build and document infrastructure environments
· Provide expert advice, critically examine infrastructure and processes, and introduce/follow best practices to meet or exceed high availability, reliability, security, and industry compliance
· Foster team collaboration, regularly and generously share knowledge, and participate in mentoring/upskilling junior team members
· Participate in on-call rotations
Required Skills / Experience
· Strong hands-on experience with Linux administration (Ubuntu preferred)
· Familiarity with Linux networking, system performance tuning, and troubleshooting
· Experience with package management, kernel updates, and system hardening
· Expert-level knowledge of core systems concepts such as DNS, TCP/IP, DHCP, Operating system, Virtualization, SSL Certificates/PKI
· Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch) and hybrid cloud integration
· Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools for AWS (CloudFormation, Terraform)
· Proficiency in automation tools such as Ansible for configuration management
· Scripting skills in Bash, Python, or similar languages for automation and operational efficiency
· Experience working on large enterprise infrastructure footprint and multi-forest AD environment
· Windows Technologies such as IIS, DFS, DHCP, Windows-based DNS, Certificate authority, File shares
· Expert-level knowledge of and extensive experience in Virtualization technologies, such as Microsoft Hyper-V
· Knowledge of and experience working with datacenter storage from various providers, including Dell, Pure, and HPE
· Experience with storage concepts such as fibre-channel zoning, iSCSI, CIFS, NFS, and Block-configuration
· Experience in backup technologies, including, but not limited to Veeam, Commvault, and Cohesity
· Experience working in large geographically dispersed multiple Datacenter Infrastructure and Operations
· Knowledge on orchestration, compute, storage, and networking concepts
· Knowledge of Jira, Scrum, Sprint, and Kanban concepts