Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Linux RHEL

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. Design, engineer, and support enterprise Red Hat Linux environments (RHEL) across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms .

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $121,300 - $135,999 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPythonVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, engineer, and support enterprise Red Hat Linux environments (RHEL) across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms
Lead installation, configuration, maintenance, and lifecycle management of Red Hat systems, including OS upgrades, patching, and decommissioning
Architect and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable Linux solutions supporting business-critical workloads
Implement and maintain automation using tools such as Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform, scripting (Bash, Python), and configuration management best practices
Administer and integrate Red Hat ecosystem components such as Red Hat Satellite, Insights, and subscription management
Partner with security teams to enforce hardening standards, vulnerability remediation, compliance requirements, and audit readiness (e.g., CIS, STIG, SOX, PCI)
Troubleshoot complex OS, performance, storage, network, and application-related issues; perform root cause analysis and implement preventative controls
Support virtualization and containerized platforms (e.g., VMware, KVM, OpenShift, Kubernetes) as they relate to Linux workloads
Participate in on-call rotations and provide advanced-level incident response and problem management
Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and standard operating procedures
Serve as a senior advisor and escalation point for Linux-related matters across IT teams
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers; promote standards, automation, and best practices
Contribute to infrastructure modernization initiatives, including cloud/hybrid adoption, automation, and platform optimization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux environments, with strong focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Deep expertise in Linux system internals, performance tuning, networking, filesystem management, and troubleshooting
Proven experience with automation and configuration management (Ansible strongly preferred)
Strong scripting skills (Bash required)
Experience supporting Linux in large-scale, production enterprise environments
Solid understanding of security hardening, patch management, and compliance frameworks
Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, KVM) and exposure to containers and Kubernetes/OpenShift environments
Ability to lead complex technical efforts and work independently with minimal supervision
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401k, With Matching Contributions
Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Growth Opportunities
And more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)Linux system internalsperformance tuningnetworkingfilesystem managementtroubleshootingautomationconfiguration managementscripting (Bash)incident response

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationmentoringtechnical guidanceproblem managementindependent worktechnical advisory