Columbia Sportswear Company · 1 day ago
Senior Linux Systems Engineer
Portland, Oregon, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelColumbia Sportswear Company is passionate about the outdoors and provides innovative gear worldwide. They are seeking a Senior Linux Systems Engineer to lead reliability and performance for their Linux estate, partnering with infrastructure and application teams to ensure secure and resilient services.
ApparelInnovation ManagementManufacturingOutdoorsRetailSporting GoodsSports
Responsibilities
Own SLOs for critical Linux services across on‑prem and cloud; drive availability, performance, and cost‑efficient operations for a global footprint
Define hardened build standards and use automation/IaC (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) to reduce toil, accelerate changes, and improve consistency
Lead patching compliance, vulnerability remediation, and configuration management across Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments
Ensure backup and recovery readiness (e.g., Commvault) and validate restore procedures for mission‑critical workloads
Collaborate on architectures spanning VMware, Windows interop, and public cloud (Azure/AWS); document trade‑offs and recommended patterns
Partner with app teams to troubleshoot complex issues, streamline deployments/upgrades, and improve MTTR through high‑quality runbooks
Apply Linux expertise to enterprise systems (SAP), balancing 24/7 retail demands with change control and operational excellence
Participate in the on‑call rotation for Priority 1/2 events; drive incident response, post‑incident reviews, and preventive actions
Qualification
Required
Deep experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Linux systems administration at scale
Hands-on with automation frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, Chef) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform; containers like Docker)
Practical knowledge of VMware, Windows interoperability, and hybrid cloud deployments (Azure/AWS)
Backup and recovery expertise (e.g., Commvault) supporting large, distributed environments (think 2000+ servers)
Experience supporting enterprise platforms (e.g., SAP) and operating in an on-call rotation within a 24/7 retail context
Benefits
401k plan plus a generous company match
Medical, dental, vision, life Insurance
Disability
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings account
An assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services)
EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services
Extensive wellness benefits
Employee discounts
Generous time off program
Company
Columbia Sportswear Company
Based in Portland, Oregon, Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM) is a global outdoor brand that crafts active lifestyle gear fortified with industry-leading technologies and tested in our backyard.
Founded in 1938
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1998-03-27IPO
Leadership Team
Jim Swanson
EVP Chief Financial Officer
Matthew Sutton
Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing
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