Linux Engineer - Operations

Linux Operations EngineerApex Systems is looking for a Linux Operations Engineer who excels in their role and are committed to delivering an exceptional experience for our client's internal and external end users and clients. We look for individuals who are passionate in life and bring those qualities to work every day. Do you instill confidence, trust, and respect, encourage success and build relationships? We are looking for people like this to join our friendly, engaged, professional team.***Must be able to work directly on Apex W2 without sponsorship***Role: Linux Operations EngineerDuration: 6 month contract to hireLocation: Jersey City, NJ (hybrid in office 3 days/2 remote)Details:We are seeking a highly skilled Linux Operations Engineer with a strong focus on automation and pipeline-driven delivery. This role will play a critical part in building, deploying, and operating automation capabilities across a large-scale Linux environment while supporting our "cloud-first" transformation. The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and Linux systems, and is comfortable serving as a key responder during major production incidents.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and implement automation solutionsBuild and enhance automation capabilities within the team, integrating them into enterprise-wide pipelinesLeverage Ansible extensively for configuration management and automated deploymentsActively contribute to architecture and framework design, ensuring alignment with established enterprise standardsServe as a key responder for major production incidents, including root cause analysis and remediationSupport and maintain a large-scale Linux (Red Hat) environmentParticipate in and support the organization's cloud-first initiativeTechnical EnvironmentPrimarily Linux servers, Red Hat–basedAWS represents ~25% of the environment, with steady growth plannedEnterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworksRequired Skills & ExperienceStrong expertise in Linux (Red Hat) system administration and automationHands-on experience with Ansible architecture and usageSolid understanding of CI/CD pipeline design and implementationProficiency in Python and Shell scriptingExperience designing or working within automation frameworks and architectural standards