Linux Platform Engineer; Python Automation​/Prem Linux USC

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Location:

Houston, Texas OR Boston, Massachusetts – on-site 4 days a week

Salary:
Very generous. Salaries will be paid to exceptional candidates.

This is NOT a cloud-based Dev Ops position. This is an on-prem, Linux Systems Engineering role that uses Dev Ops practices heavily. Must have a strong automation coding background to be considered for this role.

Please note, these are all full‑time, on‑site positions. C2C is not an option.

• We are seeking multiple Dev Ops Engineers (4–10 years experience) with strong Python automation, Linux engineering, and on‑premise Dev Ops platform backgrounds.
• Ideal candidates will come from cloud services companies, high‑technology companies, platform/infrastructure engineering teams, or compute‑intensive environments.
• All roles require a mix of operations and development, a strong focus on automation, and the ability to work with complex, enterprise‑scale production systems.

• Strong Python development for automation
• Expert‑level Linux engineering/administration
• Hands‑on on‑premise Dev Ops experience (not cloud‑only)
• Experience supporting large enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows and Dev Ops methodologies
• Ability to collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Platform teams
• Titles that align with:
  Dev Ops Engineer, Platform Engineer, SRE, Infrastructure Engineer

As a Dev Ops/Platform Engineer, you will play a mission‑critical role in building, supporting, and automating the platform infrastructure that powers high‑scale compute workloads and internal engineering capabilities. You will work closely with internal customers and engineering teams to build, maintain, and improve automated platform solutions.

Responsibilities may include:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining on‑premise platform services
• Automating operational tasks using Python and configuration management tools
• Improving platform reliability, scalability, and observability
• Working with containerization, orchestration, CI/CD tooling, and Linux systems
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing high‑capacity distributed systems
• Supporting production environments (remote support rotation varies by team)
• Providing technical guidance to junior engineers and contributing to platform standards

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 4–10 years of Dev Ops, SRE, Platform Engineering, or Linux Engineering experience
• Python development experience for advanced automation
• Strong Linux administration (system internals, troubleshooting, performance tuning)
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, and modern development workflows
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Podman, or similar)
• Experience with configuration management (Ansible preferred; Puppet or Chef a plus)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, high‑scale technical environment

• Experience with orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Slurm, Airflow, Prefect)
• Experience with Terraform or other IaC tools
• Experience with observability systems (Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Grafana)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Git Lab, Bitbucket, Jenkins)
• Experience with large‑scale storage, compute, or distributed systems