Linux Operations Manager

Salary: Open + Bonus

Location: Chicago, IL

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of experience in Linux systems administration
• 2+ years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Deep understanding of Linux (Red Hat) operating systems and internals.
• Strong experience with virtualization (eg, VMware, KVM), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and containerization (eg, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, security best practices, and monitoring systems.
• Strong knowledge of secure cloud infrastructure design and components
• Expert knowledge in core automation development toolchain including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Harness.
• CICD Experience: GitOps/DevOps, secure builds, secure code promotion, deployments (Harness/Argo), automated testing (app and infra), integration of policy frameworks, cost-optimization, SLSA best practices)
• Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of Linux administrators, providing technical leadership and guidance.
• Oversee the daily operations and maintenance of Linux Servers (on-prem and cloud).
• Develop and implement strategies for monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Ensure system availability, uptime, and business continuity through best practices and incident management.
• Lead root cause analysis of critical issues and implement preventive measures.
• Manage patch management, system upgrades, and configuration management (eg, Ansible, Puppet).
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with DevOps, security, and network teams to align infrastructure goals.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and methodologies to support business needs.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and data protection standards.