Noetic · 1 month ago
Lead DevOps & Linux Systems Engineer
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expNoetic is building a trusted global network, addressing the internet's lack of a native trust layer. As a Lead DevOps & Systems Engineer, you will design and operate the hybrid infrastructure that supports this innovative platform, collaborating with various teams to ensure system security, reliability, and performance.
Computer Software
No H1B
Responsibilities
Build and maintain hardened Linux servers (RHEL/AlmaLinux/Ubuntu LTS)
Perform kernel tuning, SELinux configuration, system hardening, and OS baseline enforcement (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001)
Develop Golden Images and automated provisioning workflows
Troubleshoot advanced OS, hardware, firmware, virtualization, and kernel-related issues
Deploy and maintain Kubernetes clusters (EKS + on-prem/bare metal)
Automate cluster lifecycle tasks (bootstrap, scaling, upgrades, node provisioning)
Implement and secure cluster networking, service mesh, ingress, persistent storage, and workload policies
Integrate Kubernetes with centralized logging, monitoring, and auditing systems
Develop CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for repeatable deployments
Build automation workflows using Ansible, Bash, Python, and GitOps patterns
Ensure CI/CD and IaC meet security, compliance, and audit traceability standards
Support AWS infrastructure including VPCs, subnets, routing, security, RDS, EKS, EC2, IAM
Implement AWS IAM least-privilege access models
Maintain logging, encryption, and monitoring for compliance
Optimize cloud resources for performance, HA, cost, and security
Enforce security baselines aligned to SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Benchmarks
Implement IAM governance for RBAC, PAM, MFA, SSH key lifecycle, identity federation
Lead vulnerability management, log retention, audit trails, and compliance reporting
Conduct internal security reviews and implement corrective actions
Deploy HA topologies for compute, storage, Kubernetes, and network layers
Design DR strategies including replication, cross-region failover, and backup automation
Conduct DR testing, failover drills, and resilience validation
Build monitoring and alerting systems that detect degradation early
Deploy and maintain servers in on-prem racks (HPE/Dell/Nutanix/KVM/ESXi)
Integrate AWS cloud with on-prem networks for hybrid deployments
Optimize high-IOPS workloads via OS, NIC, network, and storage tuning
Maintain enterprise monitoring dashboards (Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
Qualification
Required
Deep mastery of Linux internals, SELinux, kernel tuning, systemd, cgroups
RAID, LVM, multipathing, NVMe performance tuning
Knowledge of high availability and load balancer configurations
Good understanding of Data Center Networking, firewalls, VLANs, DNS, etc
CI/CD automation, Terraform, CloudFormation, GitOps, Ansible
Kubernetes security, RBAC, PSP/PSA, OPA/Gatekeeper, Helm, Kustomize
AWS IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Config, Organizations
Compliance frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27001, CIS, NIST; evidence gathering and audit remediation
HA & DR deployment for cloud and on-prem workloads
Excellent communication and documentation skills
High level of multi-tasking capability
Ability to lead technical reviews, incident response, and post-mortems
Collaboration across engineering, development, security, and IT operations
Preferred
5+ years Linux systems engineering experience
5+ years DevOps & Kubernetes automation & support experience
Kubernetes and CI/CD related certifications preferred
RHEL Administration certification preferred
AWS Certifications preferred
Benefits
Relocation Assistance – We provide financial support to ensure a smooth move.
Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) plan with company match.
Unlimited paid time off.
On-site gym.
Daily lunch.
Company
Noetic
Working on something big, ambitious, and exciting. Stay tuned!
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase