Linux Engineer (hybrid position in either Irving, TX or Charlotte, NC)

NTT
Charlotte
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 150,450 - 200,600 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Mentoring","Technical leadership","Cross-functional collaboration","Communication","Risk translation"]

Lead enterprise Linux OS engineering to modernize RHEL platforms and deliver secure, standardized, auditable OS image lifecycle and automation. Drive RHEL 8/9/10 initiatives, CIS Benchmark alignment, OpenSCAP validation, drift detection, and self-service in-place upgrades. Build automated image pipelines with Packer, Ansible, GitHub Actions, CI/CD and GitOps patterns, and improve patch/CVE workflows across on-prem, virtualized, container, and Azure/GCP environments.

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NTT
4 weeks ago

Linux Engineer (hybrid position in either Irving, TX or Charlotte, NC)

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Job Summary

Lead enterprise Linux OS engineering to modernize RHEL platforms and deliver secure, standardized, auditable OS image lifecycle and automation. Drive RHEL 8/9/10 initiatives, CIS Benchmark alignment, OpenSCAP validation, drift detection, and self-service in-place upgrades. Build automated image pipelines with Packer, Ansible, GitHub Actions, CI/CD and GitOps patterns, and improve patch/CVE workflows across on-prem, virtualized, container, and Azure/GCP environments.
Location: Charlotte
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead complex Linux OS engineering initiatives for RHEL platform modernization, image lifecycle management, and patch automation.
  • •Provide technical leadership across RHEL engineering standards, release readiness, validation, lifecycle documentation, and catalog rationalization.
  • •Architect automated OS image build pipelines using Packer, Ansible, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, and GitOps patterns.
  • •Drive self-service in-place upgrades and future upgrade path evaluation (RHEL 7→8, 8→9, 9→10).
  • •Align security/compliance baselines and automation for CIS Benchmark, OpenSCAP validation, drift detection/remediation, and audit-ready evidence.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,450 - 200,600 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceFlexible Spending

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of enterprise Linux engineering experience in large-scale infrastructure environments.
  • •Hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including RHEL 8, RHEL 9, and/or RHEL 10.
  • •Experience designing, building, hardening, and maintaining Linux OS/golden images.
  • •Strong automation experience with Ansible, Python, Bash, Git, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • •Experience with OS patching/package management and security/compliance baselines (e.g., CIS Benchmark, STIG, OpenSCAP) with audit-ready, traceable delivery practices.
Experience:5+ yearsEnterprise infrastructureRegulated deliveryPublic cloudContainers
Skills:MentoringTechnical leadershipCross-functional collaborationCommunicationRisk translation
Tech Stack:LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)RHEL 8RHEL 9RHEL 10PackerAnsiblePythonBashGitGitHub ActionsCI/CDGitOpsOpenSCAPCIS BenchmarkSTIGRed Hat SatelliteYUMDNFOpenShift

Company Brief

NTT
Dimension Data, operating under NTT Ltd, provides managed IT services, cloud and data center solutions, networking, cybersecurity, and digital transformation services to enterprise customers worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1983
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