Senior Staff Platform Operations Engineer

Cloudera

Design and manage on-premise and cloud-based Linux infrastructure at Cloudera. Leading technical support and automation efforts while mentoring junior team members.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDNSFirewallsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxOpenStackPythonShell ScriptingTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect, deploy, and provide senior-level operational support for our on-premise and cloud-based Linux infrastructure and core IT services (e.g., virtualization, baremetal, storage, DNS), ensuring high availability and reliability.
Develop, maintain, and champion our Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation frameworks using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Foreman/MaaS to manage and deploy platform services.
Implement and automate system-level security best practices, including patching, hardening, and configuration management, ensuring compliance and resilience from the ground up.
Build and automate deployment pipelines for IT infrastructure services (e.g., system images, configuration, platform services) using tools like GitHub/Git, Ansible, and scripting tools.
Serve as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), working with IT Systems, CloudOps, Security, and Engineering teams to design and implement robust, scalable, and optimal solutions.
Participate in a shared on-call rotation to support mission-critical IT services (with clear documentation and runbooks provided).
Create and maintain accurate documentation for automation, operational audits, and compliance.
Design, implement, and administer enterprise storage platforms, including Dell PowerStore and Pure Storage arrays, ensuring capacity, performance, data protection, and high availability for critical workloads.
Mentor junior team members.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or 8+ years of equivalent experience in a large-scale enterprise environment
Deep, expert-level Linux systems administration experience (e.g., Red Hat, Rocky, Ubuntu) and mastery of common Command Line Interface (CLI) tools and services
Strong hands-on skills with Python and shell scripting, used for systems automation, tooling, and integration
Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and version control (GitHub/Git)
Solid experience managing hybrid infrastructure, with deep expertise in on-premise environments (virtualization/OpenStack, networking) and a strong understanding of core public cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerized platforms (Kubernetes)
Hands-on experience administering enterprise storage arrays, ideally including Dell PowerStore and Pure Storage FlashArray (provisioning, performance tuning, upgrades, and troubleshooting)
A security-first mindset and experience designing, building, and operating secure, automated infrastructure.
Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls), including public cloud equivalents

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linux systems administrationPythonshell scriptingInfrastructure-as-CodeTerraformAnsibleGitHubvirtualizationenterprise storage administrationnetworking fundamentals

Soft Skills

mentoringtechnical Subject Matter Expertdocumentationcollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science