Linux Engineering Team Lead
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Regular or Temporary:
RegularLanguage Fluency: English (Required)
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1st shift (United States of America)Please review the following job description:
The Linux Engineering Team Lead will oversee a team of engineers responsible for Linux vulnerability remediation and patch management across enterprise systems. This role requires a strategic leader with deep technical expertise in Linux environments and proven experience managing people and projects. The ideal candidate will combine hands-on technical skills with strong leadership capabilities to ensure secure, stable, and compliant Linux infrastructure.Ansible automation will be a key tool for streamlining vulnerability remediation and patch management processes, enabling efficient and consistent deployment across environments.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and mentor a team of Linux engineers, providing guidance on best practices for vulnerability remediation and patch management.
• Develop and implement strategies for Linux system hardening, security compliance, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor and report on vulnerability remediation progress using tools such as ServiceNow Vulnerability Response and Qualys.
• Oversee patch deployment processes across multiple environments, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align Linux infrastructure initiatives with organizational goals.
• Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and deliverables for Linux-related initiatives.
• Establish and enforce standards for Linux system configuration, automation, and documentation.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex Linux issues and coordinate resolution efforts.
• Drive continuous improvement in automation, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)
This position is office-centric 5 days a week in one of our Truist hub locations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
1. Evaluate financial-technology and other emerging technology trends in the industry to identify opportunities that warrant consideration and potential investment by the CTO.
2. Stay abreast of business trends to identify existing and emerging enterprise gaps or opportunities; develop strategies to address gaps and take advantage of opportunities.
3. Establish principles, rules, standards and best practices for enterprise technologies, injecting these in the established architecture and project review processes.
4. Support strategic business transformation initiatives (Core Banking transformation, Enterprise Digital Strategy).
5. Develop business cases that effectively represent the business opportunity and the investments (people, funding, time) required to achieve the enterprise value.
6. Effectively communicate technology and business enablement future-state recommendations to a variety of audiences (from Board level/Executive Management to technologists to end-users) such that it engenders buy-in and active support.
7. Establish framework for identifying broad architecture strategies, choices and standards.
8. Identify future Truist transformation needs.
9. Develop and leverage a network of ext
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