Lead Infrastructure Engineer for Linux OS Engineering

NTT DATA
Charlotte, TX
Category Engineering
Job Description
Role Overview

The Lead Infrastructure Engineer for Linux OS Engineering provides technical leadership for enterprise Linux platform engineering, OS image lifecycle, automation, compliance, and modernization initiatives. This role leads the design and delivery of secure, standardized, and auditable RHEL platforms across on-premises, virtualized, container, and public cloud environments.

What You Will Do

The position requires a hands-on engineering leader who can set technical direction, mentor engineers, partner across infrastructure and application teams, and deliver scalable automation that reduces risk and manual effort. The role will lead complex Linux OS Engineering initiatives focused on RHEL platform modernization, image lifecycle management, patch automation, and enterprise-scale OS governance.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of enterprise Linux engineering experience, strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and experience designing, building, hardening, and maintaining Linux OS images or golden images.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of enterprise Linux engineering experience
  • Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Experience designing, building, hardening, and maintaining Linux OS images or golden images
  • Strong automation experience with Ansible, Python, Bash, Git, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with OS patching, package management, repositories, Satellite, YUM/DNF, kernel updates, and dependency management
  • Experience implementing or supporting security baselines such as CIS Benchmark, STIG, OpenSCAP, or equivalent compliance frameworks
  • Ability to lead technical design, mentor engineers, and drive cross-functional execution across infrastructure, security, operations, and application teams

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution
  • Flexible spending or health savings account
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Short and long term disability coverage
  • Paid time off
  • Employee assistance
  • Participation in a 401k program with company match
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