Atlanticus
UNIX Administrator & Cloud Automation Engineer
Atlanticus, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Job Details
Job Location Atlanta, GA
Description
Job Title: UNIX Administrator & Cloud Automation Engineer Location: Atlanta / Hybrid Department: IT Infrastructure & Operations Experience: 7-10 year's experience in UNIX Administration and Infrastructure as Code Reports to: VP of Infrastructure & Cloud Services
Position Summary
We are looking for a highly skilled UNIX Administrator & Cloud Automation Engineer with a strong background in AWS cloud environments, containerization, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This role is instrumental in supporting customer-facing fintech platforms, maintaining highly available UNIX systems, and driving automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
The ideal candidate brings a strong SRE/ITIL mindset, thrives in high-pressure environments, and demonstrates curiosity and adaptability-especially toward learning and adopting AI-based operational technologies.
Key Responsibilities
UNIX/Linux Administration & Application Support: Manage and administer UNIX/Linux systems (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) supporting production fintech workloads. Support and troubleshoot critical customer-facing applications in partnership with development teams. Perform system patching, tuning, upgrades, and security hardening. Ensure endpoint protection and compliance using tools like SentinelOne. AWS & Container Platform Support:
Deploy and maintain applications in AWS ECS, EKS, and Fargate container environments. Build, monitor, and troubleshoot container workloads, images, and registries (Docker, ECR). Implement cloud-native designs for scalability, fault-tolerance, and cost optimization. Infrastructure as Code & Automation:
Design, develop, and manage reusable Terraform modules and AWS CloudFormation to provision scalable and secure AWS infrastructure. Use Ansible playbooks to automate configuration management, deployments, and compliance tasks. Implement Terraform pipelines in CI/CD for repeatable infrastructure provisioning across development, staging, and production environments. Monitoring, Observability & Incident Response:
Set up, configure, and manage monitoring and alerting using Nagios, Datadog, and CloudWatch. Participate in on-call rotations and rapid response for infrastructure incidents. Document RCA and lessons learned in JIRA and collaborate in continuous improvement. Storage Management:
Administer NetApp storage solutions, ensuring availability, performance, and backup integrity. Process & Collaboration:
Work in alignment with ITIL and SRE frameworks to support change, incident, and problem management. Partner with DevOps, App Dev, InfoSec, and product teams for seamless integration of infrastructure and application needs. Maintain detailed documentation including SOPs, architecture diagrams, and automation workflows. Required Skills & Experience
7-10 years of UNIX/Linux system administration in high-availability environments. Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, ECS, EKS, IAM, VPC, S3, and CloudWatch. 3+ years of experience managing containers (Docker, Kubernetes) in AWS environments. Deep hands-on expertise with Terraform, & CloudFormation including state management, remote backends, workspaces, and module-based architecture. Strong knowledge of Ansible for configuration management and orchestration. Experience with NetApp storage and enterprise data lifecycle operations. Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Shell. Familiarity with SentinelOne, Nagios, Datadog, and JIRA. Solid understanding of ITIL and SRE principles. Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and critical thinking skills. Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, SysOps, DevOps Engineer). Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD) are a plus. Contributions to Terraform module registries, GitHub projects, or internal IaC libraries considered a strong plus Experience in the fintech or financial services industry. Exposure to AI-based automation or interest in AIOps platforms. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
Job Location Atlanta, GA
Description
Job Title: UNIX Administrator & Cloud Automation Engineer Location: Atlanta / Hybrid Department: IT Infrastructure & Operations Experience: 7-10 year's experience in UNIX Administration and Infrastructure as Code Reports to: VP of Infrastructure & Cloud Services
Position Summary
We are looking for a highly skilled UNIX Administrator & Cloud Automation Engineer with a strong background in AWS cloud environments, containerization, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This role is instrumental in supporting customer-facing fintech platforms, maintaining highly available UNIX systems, and driving automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible.
The ideal candidate brings a strong SRE/ITIL mindset, thrives in high-pressure environments, and demonstrates curiosity and adaptability-especially toward learning and adopting AI-based operational technologies.
Key Responsibilities
UNIX/Linux Administration & Application Support: Manage and administer UNIX/Linux systems (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) supporting production fintech workloads. Support and troubleshoot critical customer-facing applications in partnership with development teams. Perform system patching, tuning, upgrades, and security hardening. Ensure endpoint protection and compliance using tools like SentinelOne. AWS & Container Platform Support:
Deploy and maintain applications in AWS ECS, EKS, and Fargate container environments. Build, monitor, and troubleshoot container workloads, images, and registries (Docker, ECR). Implement cloud-native designs for scalability, fault-tolerance, and cost optimization. Infrastructure as Code & Automation:
Design, develop, and manage reusable Terraform modules and AWS CloudFormation to provision scalable and secure AWS infrastructure. Use Ansible playbooks to automate configuration management, deployments, and compliance tasks. Implement Terraform pipelines in CI/CD for repeatable infrastructure provisioning across development, staging, and production environments. Monitoring, Observability & Incident Response:
Set up, configure, and manage monitoring and alerting using Nagios, Datadog, and CloudWatch. Participate in on-call rotations and rapid response for infrastructure incidents. Document RCA and lessons learned in JIRA and collaborate in continuous improvement. Storage Management:
Administer NetApp storage solutions, ensuring availability, performance, and backup integrity. Process & Collaboration:
Work in alignment with ITIL and SRE frameworks to support change, incident, and problem management. Partner with DevOps, App Dev, InfoSec, and product teams for seamless integration of infrastructure and application needs. Maintain detailed documentation including SOPs, architecture diagrams, and automation workflows. Required Skills & Experience
7-10 years of UNIX/Linux system administration in high-availability environments. Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, ECS, EKS, IAM, VPC, S3, and CloudWatch. 3+ years of experience managing containers (Docker, Kubernetes) in AWS environments. Deep hands-on expertise with Terraform, & CloudFormation including state management, remote backends, workspaces, and module-based architecture. Strong knowledge of Ansible for configuration management and orchestration. Experience with NetApp storage and enterprise data lifecycle operations. Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Shell. Familiarity with SentinelOne, Nagios, Datadog, and JIRA. Solid understanding of ITIL and SRE principles. Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and critical thinking skills. Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, SysOps, DevOps Engineer). Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD) are a plus. Contributions to Terraform module registries, GitHub projects, or internal IaC libraries considered a strong plus Experience in the fintech or financial services industry. Exposure to AI-based automation or interest in AIOps platforms. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.