- Functional title - Vice President, Senior Red Hat Systems Engineerย
- Department - Infrastructure Managementย ย ย
- Corporate level - Vice President
- Report to - Carlos Sevillanoย ย ย
- Location - New Jersey - Metroparkย ย ย
- Base pay / salary (New York) - $150,000 - $170,000
Senior Red Hat Systems Engineer / Linux Engineering Leadย
What you will be doing:
Seasoned Senior Red Hat Systems Engineerย with overย 10 years of deepย expertiseย in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), specializing in large-scale infrastructure design, automation, performance optimization, and enterprise platform engineering acrossย on-prem (VMware)ย andย cloud (AWS)ย environments.ย
Recognized for combiningย advanced Linux engineering skills with strong leadership, driving operational excellence, mentoring teams, and delivering resilient, secure, and highly automated infrastructure solutions aligned with business and regulatory requirements.ย
Professional Summaryย
Expert inย end-to-end Linux lifecycle management, including patching, OS upgrades, image creation, and large-scale deployments. Extensive experience withย Red Hat Satellite,ย Ansible Automation Platform, and enterprise tooling to automate infrastructure, reduce operational overhead, and improve system reliability.ย
Strong background inย performance engineering, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, and business continuity, with hands-onย expertiseย inย VMware and AWSย architecture, including networking, storage, andย computeย optimization.ย
Proven ability to lead initiatives, troubleshoot complex cross-domain issues (OS, network, virtualization, cloud), and collaborate effectively with DevOps, Security, and Application teams.ย
What we're looking for:
Linux / Red Hat Engineeringย
- 10+ years of hands-on experience withย Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)ย ย
- Deep knowledge of Linux internals, kernel behavior, system performance, and OS-level troubleshootingย ย
- Enterprise patching and lifecycle management (OS + third-party software)ย ย
- OS upgrades,ย goldenย image creation, and large-scale deploymentsย ย
- Creation and management ofย VMware-based appliance imagesย ย
- Strongย expertiseย withย Red Hat Satelliteย for provisioning, patching, and complianceย ย
- Red Hat licensing acrossย VMware and AWS environmentsย ย
- Hands-on experience withย Veritas Clusterย (on VMware and AWS)ย
Automation & DevOpsย
- Advancedย expertiseย inย Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)ย including:ย ย
- Playbook development and optimizationย ย
- Workflow automation and orchestrationย ย
- Infrastructure-as-Code practicesย ย
- Strong scripting skills inย Bash and Pythonย ย
- Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelinesย ย
Cloud & Virtualizationย
VMwareย
- Deep understanding of:ย ย
- CPU, memory, storage, and performance tuningย ย
- VLANs, networking, and virtual infrastructure designย ย
- Experience deploying and managing enterprise workloads on VMwareย ย
- Familiarity withย SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility)ย integrations (plus)ย ย
AWSย
- VPCs, routing, and traffic flowsย ย
- Transit Gateways (TGWs)ย ย
- Network security and inspection firewallsย ย
- Performance tuning and cost-aware infrastructure design in AWSย ย
- Knowledge ofย fsxย forย netappย on AWS.ย
High Availability, Backup & Disaster Recoveryย
- Hands-on experience withย Veritas Clusterย (on VMware and AWS)ย ย
- Understanding ofย Veritas licensing modelsย ย
- High Availability (HA)ย architectureย ย
- Disaster Recovery (DR) strategiesย ย
- Business Continuity Planning (BCP)ย ย
- Backup and recoveryย expertiseย usingย Rubrikย ย
- Replication and recovery strategies across environmentsย ย
- Veritas SF (Storageย Foundation),ย VVRย with Veritas Cluster (VCS).ย ย ย
Proficiencyย with AI Linux Drivers, and Container Orchestration Solutions:ย ย
- SandboxAQย Aqtiveย Guard:ย
- Proficiencyย with CUDA and Nvidia drivers.ย
Monitoring, Security & Complianceย
- Monitoring and observability usingย Dynatraceย ย
- Strongย expertiseย inย Vulnerability Managementย and remediationย ย
- OS hardening, patch compliance, and security best practicesย ย
- Working knowledge ofย penetration testing conceptsย and remediation workflowsย ย
- Network troubleshooting directly from Linux systems (TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, DHCP)ย ย
Networkingย
- Strong understanding of:ย ย
- TCP/IP stack and network performance tuningย ย
- DNS, DHCP, NFS, and enterprise networking servicesย ย
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex network issues from the OS levelย ย
Leadership & Professional Skillsย
- Proven leadership inย driving infrastructure initiatives and modernization effortsย ย
- Strongย teamย ethicsย with a collaborative and accountable mindsetย ย
- Mentorship of junior engineers and knowledge-sharing across teamsย ย
- Excellentย documentation skillsย (runbooks, SOPs, architecture diagrams)ย ย
- Clear and effectiveย communicationย with both technical and non-technical stakeholdersย ย
- Ability to lead incident response and perform detailedย root cause analysis (RCA)ย ย
- Follows properย Escalation procedure and Governance.ย
Key Responsibilitiesย
- Infrastructure Design & Management:ย Architect, deploy, and manage scalable Linux environments across VMware and AWSย ย
- Automation & Scripting:ย Build andย maintainย automation frameworks using Ansible, Bash, and Pythonย ย
- Performance Tuning:ย Optimizeย system and application performance across OS, virtualization, and cloud layersย ย
- System Security:ย Implement security controls, manage vulnerabilities, and enforce compliance standardsย ย
- Troubleshooting:ย Resolve complex system, network, and platform issues with deep root cause analysisย ย
- Collaboration:ย Partner with DevOps, Security, and Engineering teams for platform integration and improvementsย ย
- Mentorship:ย Guide toย junior engineers andย maintainย high-quality technical documentationย ย
- License Management skills.ย ย Working with quotes, vendor proposals, RFPs, and working with Vendor Management team to licenseย procureย and audit license use. ย Quarterly and yearly license assessments.ย
Professional qualifications / certifications
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)ย ย
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect /ย SysOpsย Administratorย ย
- Additionalย certifications in virtualization, security, or automation (preferred)ย