Lead Linux Engineer

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Lead Linux Engineer

This position is available to Virginia residents as Richmond, Virginia or Lynchburg, Virginia in-office applicants or remote applicants residing in states/locations under Eastern or Central Standard Time: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,  Virginia, Washington DC, Vermont, West Virginia or Wisconsin.    

YOUR ROLE

We are seeking an experienced Lead Linux Engineer.  Their duties will include architecting, implementing, optimizing and securing Linux-based infrastructure as well as managing related projects and helping manage a team consisting of managed service provider engineers.  You will be looked at as an expert on the technology and act as an escalation point for issues.   The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Linux administration, automation, security best practices, and hybrid cloud environments.

What you will be doing

• Linux System Architecture & Administration: Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL),
• Security & Compliance: Implement and maintain system hardening, access controls, policy compliance, license compliance, recovery and patching.
• Automation & Configuration Management: Develop and manage Ansible, packer.io, Terraform, or other automation tools to improve operational efficiency, compliance enforcement, and rapid deployments in a hybrid physical and virtual environment.
• Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity: Document and implement solutions for Linux-based systems, disaster recovery, and high-availability configurations.
• Monitoring & Performance Optimization: Work with our managed services provider on ensuring monitoring completeness and accuracy, using monitoring to identify performance issues and direct their resolution.
• Incident & Problem Management: Act as the highest technical escalation point for Linux-related issues, conducting root cause analysis and implementing long-term remediation strategies.
• Project Management: Lead or participate in enterprise-level major projects such as OS upgrades, migrations, P2V and system or security enhancements.
• Collaboration & Mentoring: Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams, mentoring junior engineers and working closely with cybersecurity, application development, and cloud teams.
• Regulatory & Audit Support: Work with compliance teams to ensure audit readiness, documentation accuracy, and security best practices for all Linux-based systems.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in Linux system administration and engineering within a large-scale enterprise or financial services organization.
• Deep expertise in RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, or other enterprise Linux distributions.
• Strong knowledge of automation tools (Ansible, Packer.io, Terraform, Chef, Bash, Python, or other).
• Experience in understanding and implementing vendor, industry and security best practices (could include NIST, CIS, DoD).
• Familiarity with networking topology and protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, Firewalls, Load Balancers.
• Understanding and experience troubleshooting encryption and authentication technologies including SSSD, Kerberos, SSL/TLS, Certificate-based authentication and active directory.
• Thorough understanding of server hardware and peripherals, including mounting external storage, RAID and encryption of local storage, fiber channel, iSCSI,  FCOE and proper multipathing configuration.
• Expertise in virtualization including VMware or other technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with strong communication skills to all levels of technical skill.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of drivers, kernel tuning and both open and closed source 3rd party applications frequently bundled with Linux-based operating systems. 

Nice to have

• Relevant certifications (RHCE, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, openshift, CISSP, or equivalent) are a plus.
• (Preferred) Experience in the insurance, financial services or other highly-regulated industry.

*This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship *

The base salary pay range for this role starts at a minimum rate of $ 91,800 up to the maximum of $181,200. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible to participate in an incentive plan. The incentive plan is based on performance and the target earning opportunity is 10% of your base compensation.  The final determination on base pay for this position will be based on multiple factors at the time of this job posting including but not limited to geographic location, experience, and qualifications to ensure pay equity within the organization.

Employee Benefits & Well-Being

Genworth employees make a difference in people’s lives every day. We’re committed to making a difference in our employees’ lives.

• Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
• Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
• Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!)
• Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
• Disability, Life, and Long-Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
• Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
• Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services