Senior Lead Unix / Linux Engineer
Staples
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Job Description
- Provide L3 engineering support for Red Hat Linux and AIX platforms
- Lead major Unix and Linux initiatives including OS upgrades, hardware refresh, and platform modernization
- Own build, patching, upgrades, remediation, and decommissioning activities
- Resolve complex production issues using deep root cause analysis and performance troubleshooting
- Drive platform stability, standardization, automation, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate closely with application teams on deployments, upgrades, troubleshooting, and platform needs
- Act as senior technical interface with Network, Storage, Backup, and Security teams
- Maintain documentation, support audits, enable knowledge transfer, and mentor L2 engineers
- Hands on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 7, 8, and later
- RHEL provisioning, patching, and major operating system upgrades
- Red Hat Satellite for system builds, patching, and content lifecycle management
- Pacemaker clustering including build, maintenance, failover, and troubleshooting
- Advanced Linux troubleshooting across CPU, memory, IO, filesystem, and services
- Support Linux workloads on VMware and physical infrastructure
- Hands on experience supporting AIX 7.x environments
- AIX installation, upgrades, technology level and service pack maintenance
- System tuning and capacity planning
- IBM Power migrations from Power8 through Power10
- VIOS build and administration
- LPAR creation, resizing, and live partition mobility
- HMC setup and management
- NIM Master configuration for builds, upgrades, cloning, and recovery
- mksysb creation, validation, and restoration
- Support high availability Unix and Linux platforms
- Red Hat Pacemaker cluster administration and troubleshooting
- Veritas Cluster Server on Linux and AIX including service groups and resources
- Failover and failback operations and routine cluster maintenance
- Troubleshooting heartbeat, split brain, and resource level issues
- Partner with application teams to meet availability and resiliency requirements
- Hands on experience with Ansible for patching, validation, and operational automation
- Basic to moderate experience with Puppet for configuration management
- Working knowledge of Git and Bitbucket including branching, commits, merges, and pull requests
- Experience with Jira and Agile workflows for incident, change, and project tracking
- Strong scripting skills using Shell and Bash to automate operational tasks
- Experience supporting PCI compliant and DMZ systems
- Operating system hardening, vulnerability remediation, and audit support
- Strong understanding of ITSM processes including ServiceNow
- Operating system level storage experience with SAN, NAS, and NFS
- Coordination with Storage and Backup teams for provisioning, expansion, migration, and restore
- Platforms: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, AIX 7.x
- Environments: PCI, DMZ, Non PCI, Production and Non Production
- Infrastructure: IBM Power P8 through P10, VMware, Cisco UCS, HPE Gen10 and Gen11
- Fifteen or more years of enterprise Unix and Linux experience
- Strong L3 expertise in Red Hat Linux and AIX 7.x
- Proven hands on experience with Linux and AIX lifecycle management and upgrades
- Strong experience with IBM Power platforms including VIOS, LPAR, and LPM
- Experience with Pacemaker and Veritas clustering solutions
- Hands on experience with Red Hat Satellite, Ansible, Puppet, and Git based workflows
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
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About The Company
Staples
At Staples, Business is Human, which means our people ‘think beyond the algorithm’ to deliver for customers. A leader in workspace products and solutions for over 35 years, Staples has thousands of experts dedicated to applying their intuition, expertise, and experience to bring out the best that technology such as AI has to offer. These experts make work easier, smarter, and more efficient for businesses of all sizes. The company operates in North America through eCommerce and direct sales and is headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts. More information about Staples is available at www.staplesadvantage.com. This page supports Staples’ eCommerce and direct sales business and careers. For news or positions related to Staples® stores, visit the Staples Stores page.
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