Rockwell Automation

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux) - Plex

Troy, Michigan, United States Full time

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Position Summary:

As a member of our Core Infrastructure team reporting to the Core Infrastructure Manager, you will contribute to our transformation from a monolithic architecture to a microservices architecture. You will support infrastructure both in our private and public cloud data centers. You will help improve the reliability and delivery of our product through the use of automation and auto remediation. Your experience with a well-maintained environment will guide you to ensure issues are resolved in an organized and sustainable manner.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Implement and maintain a Linux patching strategy.
  • Address security vulnerabilities and configuration drift across Linux environments.
  • Own the lifecycle of Ubuntu Linux systems, including OS standards, upgrades, and performance tuning.
  • Integrate infrastructure tasks into automated and Infrastructure as Code–driven processes.
  • Design and implement automation, auto-remediation, and self-healing solutions to improve platform reliability.
  • Participate in post-incident reviews and drive sustainable improvements to reduce recurring issues.
  • Provide administrator-level support for all server systems, including Windows Server, during on-call rotations.
  • Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
  • Ability to occasionally travel, up to 10% of the time

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

  • Typically requires 5+ years managing IT infrastructure
  • Ubuntu Linux experience in an enterprise environment
  • Scripting Knowledge (Python, bash, etc.)
  • The ability to develop project plans and create individual tasks from a project plan
  • Experience using a variety of open-source technologies and cloud services including:
    • Kubernetes supporting enterprise needs: Kubernetes platforms, Docker, Spacelift
    • Infrastructure/Configuration as code: Terraform, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible
  • Proven history building automated solutions that enable rapid deployment and increased scalability
  • Hands-on experience with physical server infrastructure
  • Familiarity with monitoring services such as Elastic, Prometheus, Grafana, LibreNMS, etc.
  • Experience working with physical hardware in remote colocation datacenters with smart-hands
  • Public Cloud experience: Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services
  • Backup applications such as Veeam

What We Offer:

  • Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
  • 401k
  • Paid Time off
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
  • To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans. 

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.