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Archer IT

Unix Engineer with Centrify

Weehawken, NJ · On-site

Our client, has a current position available for a Unix Directory Engineer in New Jersey. Do you have a strong UNIX administration and LDAP background focused on delivering strategic UNIX AD ...

Archer IT

Unix Engineer with Centrify

Weehawken, NJ · On-site

Our client, has a current position available for a Unix Directory Engineer in New Jersey. Do you have a strong UNIX administration and LDAP background focused on delivering strategic UNIX AD ...

MUFG Bank, Ltd

AVP Linux Engineer

Jersey City, NJ · On-site

$88 - $160/hr

Linux/Unix engineering and operations SME* Oversee the build and support of operating systems, including Linux (Red Hat), Unix (AIX), and Cloud AWS.* Manage vulnerability patch management and ensure ...

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

AVP Linux Engineer

Jersey City, NJ · On-site

Linux/Unix engineering and operations SME * Oversee the build and support of operating systems, including Linux (Red Hat), Unix (AIX), and Cloud AWS. * Manage vulnerability patch management and ...

Mufgamericas

AVP Linux Engineer

Jersey City, NJ · On-site

$88 - $160/hr

Linux/Unix engineering and operations SME* Oversee the build and support of operating systems, including Linux (Red Hat), Unix (AIX), and Cloud AWS.* Manage vulnerability patch management and ensure ...

MUFG

AVP Linux Engineer

Jersey City, NJ · Hybrid

Linux/Unix engineering and operations SME * Oversee the build and support of operating systems, including Linux (Red Hat), Unix (AIX), and Cloud AWS. * Manage vulnerability patch management and ...

InterSources Inc

z/OS Systems Programmer

Manhattan, NY · On-site

... UNIX Systems Services. • Upgrades of mainframe and related storage. • The candidate will be ... programmer consultant. • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a ...

Atria Group LLC

Java With Linux or Unix

Middletown, NJ · On-site

$52 - $67.25/hr

Our company provides application analysis, design, development and programming, software ... Expert (5 yrs exp) Experience developing software in Unix/Linux environment * Expert (5 yrs exp) C ...

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As of Aug 28, 2026, the average hourly pay for unix programmer in Plainfield, NJ is $40.56, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $26.39 and $52.79 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Unix Programmer vs Linux Developer?

AspectUnix ProgrammerLinux Developer
CredentialsTypically requires programming skills, familiarity with Unix systems, sometimes certifications like UNIX System AdministrationRequires Linux-specific knowledge, programming skills, certifications like Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
Work EnvironmentWorks on Unix-based systems, often in enterprise or legacy environmentsWorks on Linux systems, common in open-source projects and modern server environments
Industry UsageUsed in industries relying on legacy Unix systems, finance, telecommunicationsPopular in tech startups, cloud computing, and open-source communities

Unix Programmers and Linux Developers share many skills, such as programming and system administration. However, Unix Programmers focus on Unix systems, often in legacy or enterprise settings, while Linux Developers work primarily with Linux, which is more prevalent in modern, open-source, and cloud environments.

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Infographic showing various Unix Programmer job openings in Plainfield, NJ as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 81% Full Time, 8% Part Time, and 11% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 6% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $84,356 per year, or $40.6 per hour.

Unix Engineer with Centrify

Weehawken, NJ • On-site

Archer IT
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Company Description

Archer IT is a NYC based recruiting firm and trusted adviser to leading companies in the financial services, investment banking, fintech, and media industries across North America. Our client, has a current position available for a Unix Directory Engineer in New Jersey.

Job Description

Do you have a strong UNIX administration and LDAP background focused on delivering strategic UNIX AD Integration projects within the UNIX Directory space? Are you able to support and manage infrastructure security projects effectively? Our client is looking for someone like you to help:

  • Develop, document, and enforce the standards, security procedures, and controls for access to ensure integrity of the UNIX platform and ecosystems, and related entitlement systems.
  • Interface with internal security and risk functions to ensure adherence to security policies and procedures.
  • Gain stakeholder buy-in and support for technology roadmaps and strategies.
  • Evolve design and architecture processes within Information Services
  • Produce enterprise-level designs for key initiatives and following those through to implementation through collaboration with project, engineering and support teams
  • Identify opportunities to innovate, extend and enhance service delivery everywhere possible
  • Assume more responsibility, including deep troubleshooting technical skills and translating the results into understandable issue descriptions, root cause analysis results, remediation actions, etc.
  • Support the business IT system migration to the new UNIX ecosystem through the application migration and new entitlement onboarding
  • Assist in user acceptance testing, quality control and general project delivery

Your team:
You'll be working in the Security Engineering organization supporting the UNIX Directory team. The team is tasked with delivering the next generation UNIX security ecosystem utilizing Active Directory. Your role will be to design and engineer the new UNIX ecosystem with the capability of expanding into the public cloud like Azure. 

Qualifications

Your expertise includes:

  • 5+ years experience in IT engineering roles in the UNIX LDAP or Active Directory space
  • Experience in UNIX LDAP directory, Active Directory and Kerberos. 
  • Experience with infrastructure access and authentication in a large UNIX and Windows environment
  • Knowledge in Azure or AWS tenant hosting environment and access control model
  • Experience with Centrify products required
  • Deep understanding of Role-based Access Control model (RBAC) in the application and infrastructure access settings
  • Broad skills in Identity and Access / Entitlement Management concepts and technologies 
  • Knowledge in infrastructure and distributed platform architecture, application infrastructure and standards, OS (e.g. Solaris, RedHat Linux, Windows), clustering, hardware architecture, virtualization technologies (e.g. VMware, HyperV)
  • Strong knowledge in global networking topology, zoning concepts and LAN/WAN/firewall/VPN/Load balancing network technologies


You are:

  • Comfortable communicating effectively across a matrixed organization including Infrastructure, Security, and Business IT teams. 
  • Capable of working independently, handling multiple tasks and projects and adapting to a constantly changing environment
  • Confident with ability to take over end to end responsibility for the work delivered by you and your team
  • Proactive, comfortable working in dynamic environments with fast-paced deliveries and changing requirements
Additional Information

This is a long term contract opportunity.

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