Senior System Engineer (Automation) – Unix
Core
Design, develop, test, and deploy automation solutions for Unix/Linux environments to manage a large fleet of systems, including patching, configuration management, and system provisioning.
Role type
Senior IC system automation engineer
Builds
Reusable Ansible roles, playbooks, and scripts for infrastructure automation
Domain
Enterprise IT operations / Unix/Linux systems
Required skills
Linux system administration, Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Red Hat Satellite, EfficientIP, Python scripting, Bash scripting, Infrastructure as Code, GitLab CI/CD, Linux storage technologies (LVM, NFS) (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000152935509-senior-system-engineer-automation-unix-at-sopra-steria)
Preferred skills
Terraform, Kickstart, Podman, HAProxy, job orchestration platforms (VTOM, n8n), ServiceNow integrations, Perl/PHP scripting, AI/LLM tools
Technologies
Ansible, AAP, GitLab, CFEngine, Red Hat Satellite, EfficientIP, Python, Bash, Terraform, Podman, HAProxy, VTOM, n8n, ServiceNow
Responsibilities
Design and deploy automation solutions for Unix/Linux environments; Provide third-level support for Unix systems and automation platforms; Investigate escalated incidents and implement corrective actions; Automate configuration management and operational workflows; Produce and maintain technical documentation for automation and operational procedures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
