American Electric Power · 17 hours ago
Infrastructure Engineer Sr-Prin
Gahanna, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$88K/yr - $110K/yr
5+ years expAmerican Electric Power is a dedicated energy company committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. The Senior Linux Engineer is responsible for architecting, installing, configuring, and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems while ensuring stability, performance, scalability, and security of Linux platforms.
Clean EnergyEnergyEnergy ManagementFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud infrastructure
Standardize Linux server builds, configurations, and operating procedures to ensure consistency and reliability
Manage and support Rocky Linux and other Linux distributions as required
Monitor system performance, resource utilization, and capacity to ensure high availability and prevent downtime
Troubleshoot complex operating system, hardware, and application issues
Develop, maintain, and optimize Ansible playbooks, Bash, and Python scripts to automate system provisioning, configuration, patching, and operational workflows
Utilize Terraform for infrastructure-as-code deployments and automation when applicable
Harden and secure RHEL systems following industry best practices, compliance standards, and organizational security policies using CIS Benchmark guidelines
Configure, harden, and maintain secure deployments of open‑source software components running on RHEL
Apply and maintain OS-level security controls, including patching, firewall configurations, and auditing
Support hybrid cloud environments and cloud technologies, including experience with OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) for compute, storage, networking, IAM, and Linux workload deployment
Integrate Linux workloads with orchestration/management tools such as Morpheus for provisioning, lifecycle management, and automation
Manage and troubleshoot Fiber Channel SAN environments, multipathing, and storage connectivity for Linux servers
Prepare cost estimates, implementation plans, and technical assessments for Linux OS–related projects
Produce and maintain documentation including system configurations, standards, runbooks, and architecture diagrams
Provide advanced technical assistance to project teams, developers, and operations groups
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field is required
5 Years Of Relevant Work Experience Is Required
Adhere to policies, procedures, standards, codes and regulations relevant to assignments
Demonstrate thorough knowledge of AEP infrastructure, environment, components, and facilities to enable more efficient and comprehensive responses to projects and problems
Exhibit and apply proficiency in analysis, design, problem solving, troubleshooting, resolution, communication, and customer service skills
Preferred
Familiarity with Java application environments running on Linux systems
Experience supporting cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) is a plus
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, security protocols, and enterprise infrastructure design
An equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered
Company
American Electric Power
American Electric Power generates, transmits, and distributes electricity, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.03BKey Investors
GRIP ProgramInvenergy
2025-11-25Post Ipo Equity· $3.5B
2023-10-19Grant· $27.8M
2023-08-16Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
Leadership Team
William Fehrman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Charles E Zebula
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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