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Principal Linux Platform Engineer
Principal Linux Platform EngineerRequest Technology • Chicago, IL, United States
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Principal Linux Platform Engineer

Principal Linux Platform Engineer

Request Technology • Chicago, IL, United States
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Senior Executive Recruiter at Request Technology

  • We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full time role.
  • Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.

A prestigious company is looking for a Principal Linux Platform Engineer. This company is looking for a expert level Linux engineer with 10+ years of experience. This principal also must possess extensive experience working with Kubernetes, Terraform, Python / GO, AWS / GCP, etc.

Pay Range

Base pay range : $180,000.00 / yr - $200,000.00 / yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and evolve the firm’s container orchestration and compute platforms (Kubernetes, Incus / LXD, or hybrid systems) to support low-latency, high-availability financial applications.
  • Define infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar) and ensure consistent, auditable deployments across environments.
  • Lead the adoption of immutable infrastructure principles, secure baseline images, and reproducible environments (RHEL-based).
  • Architect and implement CI / CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployment with an emphasis on developer experience and velocity.
  • Partner with development, SRE, and security teams to ensure regulatory compliance, change control, and observability across all layers.
  • Establish monitoring, logging, and metrics strategies (Prometheus, Loki, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, etc.) for production and pre-production systems.
  • Drive performance tuning and capacity planning for large-scale, latency-sensitive services.
  • Serve as a technical mentor and thought leader within the organization.
  • Provide strategic input into infrastructure roadmap, vendor selection, and emerging technology evaluations.

    • Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional experience in Linux systems engineering, ideally Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or derivatives.
  • 5+ years of experience architecting and operating enterprise-grade Kubernetes platforms, capable of influencing technical direction, setting engineering standards, and serving as the technical authority for our Kubernetes strategy; must have hands‑on experience deploying and managing clusters in bare‑metal and on‑premises environments (self‑managed or cloud‑native distributions such as EKS, GKE, or OpenShift).
  • Strong proficiency with Python or Go for automation, tooling, and integration with APIs.
  • Deep understanding of networking (TCP / IP, DNS, load balancing) and security fundamentals (RBAC, TLS, secrets management).
  • Expertise with CI / CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Tekton, etc.) and artifact lifecycle management (Harbor, Pulp, or Artifactory).
  • Proven experience with IaC (Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible / SaltStack).
  • Familiarity with container image lifecycle management, base image hardening, and SBOM compliance.
  • Exposure to on-prem and hybrid cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or private cloud).
  • Background in SRE practices, including SLI / SLO management, error budgets, and runbook automation.
  • Experience with GitOps, event‑driven automation, and declarative configuration management.
  • Extensive experience working in cloud‐based environments like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
  • Understanding of compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO27001, or NIST).

    • Seniority level

    Mid‑Senior level

    Employment type

    Full‑time

    Job function

    Information Technology

    Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)

    • Location

    Chicago, IL

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