Senior IT Architect – Linux, Open-Source

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Design and uphold the target-state architecture for Linux server and desktop infrastructure in on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.

• Take ownership of the architecture and roadmap for the overall open-source infrastructure stack.

• Establish standards for operating system builds, patching, hardening, and lifecycle management.

• Architect and supervise infrastructure automation to ensure consistent, repeatable deployments.

• Lead the assessment and integration of virtualization and containerization platforms.

• Create solutions for high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity.

• Manage capacity planning and performance engineering.

• Define and implement security architecture in collaboration with Cyber Security teams.

• Ensure compliance with open-source licenses and governance.

• Act as the technical escalation point for intricate incidents and problem management.

• Generate architecture documentation, design decisions, and roadmaps; present these to stakeholders.

• Assess technologies and vendors, providing recommendations for build-vs-buy and open-source-vs-commercial options.

• Mentor system administrators and engineers.

• Collaborate with outsourcing providers, application owners, architects, network/security teams, and cloud teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

• Over 7 years of experience in administering and/or architecting Linux environments, including several years in an architecture or technical lead position.

• Profound expertise in at least one major enterprise Linux distribution, such as RHEL or SUSE, with working knowledge of others.

• Extensive hands-on experience with open-source infrastructure beyond the OS, including web/app servers, MySQL, PostgreSQL, message queues, and identity providers.

• Strong practical experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and Terraform.

• Understanding of open-source OS in Azure cloud and containerization/orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience in designing high availability, disaster recovery, and backup/restore strategies.

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls.

• Practical knowledge of Linux security hardening, patch management, and compliance frameworks like CIS and ISO 27001.

• Awareness of open-source licensing models, including GPL, Apache, and MIT.

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and Python.

• Experience with monitoring and observability stacks like Prometheus/Grafana, Nagios, Zabbix, and ELK/Splunk.

• Familiarity with Azure and hybrid-cloud Linux workloads.

• Active participation or involvement in open-source projects or communities.

• Exposure to enterprise storage architectures, such as SAN/NAS.

• Familiarity with ITIL processes and enterprise architecture frameworks like TOGAF.

• Strong architectural and analytical thinking skills.

• Excellent communication abilities, capable of explaining complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to work autonomously in a senior, low-supervision role.

• Collaborative mindset across infrastructure, security, and application teams.

• Capacity to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Fluent in English at a business level.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Flexible working hours and remote working options.

• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.