Linux Automation Engineer

Overview

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Regular or Temporary: Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Linux Automation Engineer with a strong foundation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7/8/9) and a passion for automation. This role focuses on building and maintaining automated solutions to streamline Linux system administration and configuration management. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Linux fundamentals, command-line tools, and scripting, along with exposure to Ansible for automation.

You will work closely with senior engineers to support system upgrades, troubleshoot basic issues, and contribute to automation initiatives that improve efficiency and reliability across our Linux environments. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to grow their skills in enterprise Linux operations, virtualization, and modern automation practices.

• Assist in managing and maintaining RHEL systems, including patching and configuration.
• Develop and enhance Ansible playbooks for automation of routine tasks.
• Write scripts in Bash and Python to support operational workflows.
• Support troubleshooting of Linux systems and basic migration issues.
• Collaborate with senior engineers on virtualization tasks (VMware/Nutanix).
• Participate in code reviews and maintain version control using Git Hub/Git Lab.
• Document processes and contribute to team knowledge base.

Important: For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.).

This position is office-centric 5 days a week in our Atlanta, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh or Richmond hubs.

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Resolves complex problems spanning multiple applications to drive improvements across portfolios; leads projects with significant business implications, participates in planning and priority estimates, and advises Software Engineers; executes with limited guidance.
• Leads development of integrated business and/or enterprise application solutions to ensure specifications are flexible, scalable, and maintainable and meet architectural standards.
• Educates others on current architectural standards and guidelines to drive efficiency when leading the design efforts of complex business and enterprise software solutions.
• Supports systems integration testing (SIT) and user acceptance testing (UAT) for large, complex, cross-functional application initiatives by providing insight to testing teams in order to ensure the appropriate depth of test coverage.
• Mentors and advises others in all software development lifecycle phases by applying and sharing an in-depth understanding of company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls.
• Communicates changes in software architecture and coaches others to apply this understanding to software solutions; resolves escalated issues.
• Leads efforts to improve engineering, test, and operational excellence best practices.
• Solves complex cross-functional architecture/design and business problems; solutions are extensible; works to…