Linux Engineer

Location: Fenton

Where Human Connection Fuels Possibility ​At Maritz, decades of innovation and perseverance have built more than just a strong reputation — they’ve shaped a culture where human connection and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. ​Joining Maritz means becoming part of a workplace grounded in a critical truth; people and their potential is our greatest resource. ​Maritz helps companies achieve their business goals by inspiring people to perform their best.

We design experiences, incentives, and recognition programs that spark action and deliver measurable impact.​And we’ve brought this human-first design inward – intentionally building teams that care for each other and collaborate powerfully. In our most recent employee survey, nearly 90% of respondents said that their managers care about their concerns and 82% said they feel genuinely appreciated. We know that when employees feel seen, supported, and celebrated for who they are, they thrive and so does our business.

​That’s why we’ve created a flexible, environment that empowers you to do your best work without sacrificing what matters most to you. In fact, in that same survey, nearly 90% of respondents said they have the flexibility they need to balance work and personal life and nearly 80% said Maritz does a great job prioritizing employee well being.​We have a passion for excellence and genuine care for the people making it possible.

The Linux Engineer delivers and supports IT services for the Maritz businesses and provides a range of solutions that are easy to consume, appropriately priced and of business value. This role maintains the enterprise network to support web hosting environments with respect to system integration, access, performance and security. Troubleshoots complex network, hardware, and software related issues. Interacts with management and team members to provide excellent customer service.

What You'll Be Doing Project/Platform Support 40% – Support Linux server strategy, deployment, and optimization. Participate in infrastructure and business-driven technology project development and execution. Develop and support operational best practices as they pertain to Linux environments

Operational Support 40% – Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve operation system, software and cloud issues as they pertain to Linux environments. Support security audits and remediation efforts and maintain encryption standards, certificate life cycles, and security controls. Support patching and config management through Terraform, Ansible, or other related automation tools.
Problem Management and Continuous Improvement 20% – Respond to service interruptions and participate in root cause analysis activities. Support problem management and reliability by identifying trends, recurring issues, and developing solutions. Focus on technical automation to improve efficiency and reliability of Linux environments.
What You'll Bring Strong experience in Red Hat Linux2+ years experience in cloud-based Linux deployment, preferably AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Working knowledge of technologies such as Terraform, Apache HTTPD, Tomcat, OpenSSL, AWS, and GCPAbility to interpret and apply security requirements to infrastructure and platform solutions.

Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills

Commitment to automation, operational efficiency, and reduction of technical debt Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work independently

Participation in After-Hours On-Call rotation for systems support

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