Senior Linux Administrator II

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description:

The Senior Linux Administrator II is responsible for the design, architecture, implementation, and day-to-day management of a global Linux infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on the Red Hat ecosystem, automation, and High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments. This role plays a key part in driving standardization, scalability, and operational excellence across enterprise data centers worldwide.

As a senior technical contributor, this individual must be a self-starter capable of working independently with minimal supervision while providing technical leadership, mentoring, and clear communication to peers, internal customers, and leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, architecture, and automation of a standardized global Linux infrastructure

• Provide deep technical expertise across the Red Hat ecosystem, including Satellite Server, Identity Management (IdM), and related tools

• Manage and support a large, diverse global Linux environment, including system availability, capacity planning, performance tuning, and proactive monitoring

• Own the full lifecycle management of global engineering systems, from hardware acquisition through operating system deployment and decommissioning

• Automate infrastructure deployment and configuration using Ansible, Satellite Server (Foreman), and CFEngine

• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python, Perl, and shell scripting

• Drive an automation-first mindset, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability

• Troubleshoot complex system issues and proactively remediate weaknesses before they impact production

• Manage and maintain monitoring systems to ensure uptime, reliability, and adherence to SLA requirements

• Participate in on-call rotations and provide escalation-level operational support

• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and implementation guides

• Collaborate effectively with a global team of highly skilled engineers in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 7+ years of hands-on Linux/Unix system administration experience in enterprise environments

• Strong experience in designing, architecting, and administering Linux platforms with a heavy focus on RHEL / AlmaLinux

• 3+ years of experience with configuration management and automation tools (Ansible preferred; Puppet or Chef acceptable)

• 3+ years of experience with centralized configuration and lifecycle management systems (Satellite, Foreman, Spacewalk)

• Proficiency in scripting and automation, includin