Lead Linux Engineer

Company	Genworth Financial
Location	Lynchburg, VA, USA, Remote in USA, Richmond, VA, USA
Salary	$91800 – $181200
Type	Full-Time
Degrees	Bachelor’s
Experience Level	Expert or higher

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.

Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
Implement and maintain system hardening, access controls, policy compliance, license compliance, recovery and patching.
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.
Document and implement solutions for Linux-based systems, disaster recovery, and high-availability configurations.
Work with our managed services provider on ensuring monitoring completeness and accuracy, using monitoring to identify performance issues and direct their resolution.
Act as the highest technical escalation point for Linux-related issues, conducting root cause analysis and implementing long-term remediation strategies.
Lead or participate in enterprise-level major projects such as OS upgrades, migrations, P2V and system or security enhancements.
Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams, mentoring junior engineers and working closely with cybersecurity, application development, and cloud teams.
Work with compliance teams to ensure audit readiness, documentation accuracy, and security best practices for all Linux-based systems.

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.