Truist · 19 hours ago
Sr. Linux Engineer
Ashburn, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expTruist is seeking a highly skilled Senior Linux Engineer with deep expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The role focuses on lifecycle management, automation, and troubleshooting in complex environments, emphasizing collaboration and mentorship of junior engineers.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Perform lifecycle management for RHEL systems, including patching, upgrades, and migrations
Automate system administration tasks using Ansible and scripting languages
Troubleshoot complex issues related to virtualization, storage, and networking
Administer VMware and Nutanix infrastructures, ensuring high availability and performance
Collaborate on code reviews and maintain version control using Git-based platforms
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to standards, runbooks, and architecture patterns
Performs problem tracking, diagnosis and root-cause analysis, replication, troubleshooting, and resolution for highly complex issues
In this capacity, oversees others who perform programming and debugging activities
Responds to issues in a timely manner by receiving and investigating incidents or service tickets
Provides technical consultation on extremely challenging or unusual situations
May lead large, complex projects related to improving processes or support capabilities
May engage and manage external vendors
Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices
Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
Mentors less experienced teammates to build technical expertise
May have people management responsibilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and eight years of experience in development or production support or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Deep specialized and/or broad functional knowledge
Sound understanding of business and organizational strategies and processes
Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices
Ability to lead complex projects
Sophisticated analytical skills and the ability to solve complex technical and business problems
Ability to influence others at senior levels to adopt a new perspective
Preferred
8+ years of experience administering Linux in enterprise environments
Deep knowledge of RHEL 8, 9, and 10, including in-place upgrades and kernel management
Strong understanding of Linux networking (interfaces, VLANs, routing, firewalls) and storage fundamentals (LVM, multipath, filesystems)
Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, vCenter, vMotion, and vRealize
Proficiency in Bash and at least one of Python or Perl
Advanced Ansible automation skills for configuration management and deployments
Familiarity with GitHub/GitLab and code review processes
Experience designing zero-downtime migration strategies and phased rollouts
Knowledge of SELinux, systemd, and performance tuning
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code patterns and compliance frameworks (CIS)
Familiarity with containerization (Podman/Docker) and Kubernetes/OpenShift
Certifications such as RHCSA/RHCE, VMware VCP, Nutanix NCP, or Commvault Professional
Working knowledge of Nutanix AHV, Nutanix Move, and Commvault tools
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability
Accidental death and dismemberment
Tax-preferred savings accounts
401k plan
10 days of vacation
10 sick days
Paid holidays
Defined benefit pension plan
Restricted stock units
Deferred compensation plan
Company
Truist
Truist is the sixth-largest commercial bank in the U.S.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-01-01Seed
Leadership Team
Michael Maguire
Chief Financial Officer
James Cordovana
SVP of Cloud Security Enterprise Architect
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