Network & Linux Engineer

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We are seeking a Network & Linux Engineer to join our team, supporting critical IT and OT infrastructure within a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for designing, modernizing, securing, and maintaining plant systems that bridge legacy industrial technologies with modern Linux-based environments.

This position supports a small but critical manufacturing infrastructure across one to two sites, where you will act as a primary, hands-on resource, owning day-to-day operations while driving continuous improvement.

You will play a key role in ensuring production uptime, system reliability, cybersecurity, and overall infrastructure performance.

You are responsible for: 

Network Operations & Infrastructure: 

• Owning and supporting plant OT network infrastructure, including switching, routing, firewall policies, VLAN segmentation, and system interconnects.  

• Maintaining and optimizing network performance to support high-availability manufacturing operations.  

• Implementing and managing OT-appropriate security controls, including firewalling and network segmentation for legacy and modern systems.  

• Supporting vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows (e.g., Nessus, CrowdStrike, Qualys) in coordination with corporate security teams.  

Linux Systems Administration: 

• Administering Linux-based systems (Ubuntu/Debian) supporting manufacturing applications.  

• Performing OS upgrades, patching, and system optimization.  

• Managing user access, permissions, and system configurations.  

Virtualization & Infrastructure Reliability: 

• Managing and maintaining virtualization environments (e.g., Proxmox, KVM, VMware).  

• Supporting and planning high-availability systems and future infrastructure upgrades.  

Cross-Functional Collaboration and End User Support: 

• Partnering closely with manufacturing, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.  

• Provide end user support for manufacturing personnel including configuration and deployment of Android Handheld devices and benchtop kiosks. 

• Collaborating with IT, InfoSec, and external vendors to ensure alignment with enterprise standards. 

 Required Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of experience in Linux system and network administration  

• Strong networking fundamentals (VLANs, subnetting, routing, firewall configuration)  

• Experience supporting manufacturing environments where uptime is critical  

• Proven ability to create and maintain clear technical documentation (network diagrams, runbooks, upgrade plans)  

• Hands-on experience with hardware (rack/stack, cabling, patching, troubleshooting)  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Familiarity with virtualization platforms such as Proxmox, KVM, or VMware  

• Experience with vulnerability scanning and remediation tools (e.g., Nessus)  

• Knowledge of LAMP stack environments (PHP/MySQL) or Linux-based web hosting  

• Experience with data pipelines and IoT systems (Kafka, Python ingestion, time-series databases such as InfluxDB, Timescale, or Druid)  

• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Security, IT, Engineering, and external partners 

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