Hiring: Senior Linux Platform Engineer Company: TEKsystems Location: Burlington, NJ Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 12:41:19 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Ansible, Azure, Bash, CI/CD, Configuration Management, DNS, Datadog, Dynatrace, Encryption, Firmware, Git, Linux, New Relic, PaaS, Puppet, Python, RHEL, Root Cause Analysis, Serverless, Systems Engineering, TCP/IP, Terraform, VPN About the job Experience: •10+ years of hands-on Linux engineering, systems engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering experience in enterprise production environments. Required Skills: •Linux Platform Engineering, Automation, and Lifecycle Management •Design, engineer, configure, and maintain enterprise Linux platform standards for RHEL and SUSE environments. •Build and maintain automation using Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Python, Git, and CI/CD tooling. •Develop repeatable patterns for provisioning, patching, configuration management, package deployment, access control, monitoring integration, and decommissioning. •Own Linux OS lifecycle planning, including version currency, vendor supportability, patch compliance, firmware/driver dependencies, and upgrade roadmaps. •Maintain and improve Linux images, templates, RPM/package standards, configuration baselines, and platform documentation. •Evaluate and recommend platform improvements to increase scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency. •Production Reliability, Observability, and Operations Engineering Qualifications: •This is a Permanent position based out of Burlington, NJ. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!