Linux Automation Engineer

Product management for providing Ansible Automation Platform as a service

1. User Experience, Communication and Engagement
2. Product strategy, competitor and alternative technologies research
3. Product lifecycle management
4. Financial management
5. Service level management
6. Provide service and/or technical consultation for customers
7. Ansible community lead for Bosch
8. Conduct roadshows & meetups
9. Ensure Operational stability
10. Ensure Security of the operations and service
11. Capacity management

Automate RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Service & Cloud Service operations of Bosch worldwide

• Continuous improvement of automation for the installation and maintenance of Linux Operating System and related components in a Large-scale Linux Server infrastructure.
• Ensure stable, secure and efficient service and operations.
• Develop API driven automation
• Coordinate and collaborate with 1st & 2nd level support, analyze, troubleshoot, and provide solutions for escalated technical issues.
• Incident, Problem, Change, and Configuration Management. Continuously improve the process where needed.
• Ensure hardening, patch management and upgrades of Linux Servers is properly done.
• Address audit findings and IT risks including remediation, progress tracking, status reporting and evidence documentation.
• Maintain high-availability of systems.
• Improve monitoring systems. Knowledge in Icinga will be a plus.
• Prepare and maintain SOP documentations.
• Consult and collaborate with IT and DevOps teams on security best practices and requirements for Linux/Unix Operating systems in On-Prem/Cloud environments.
• Perform Host management, Golden image management and Automation for cloud platforms.
• Coordinate storage, backup and ESX administration.
• Continuously improve the visibility of the security status of the environment.
• Participate in Agile meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or similar specialization/technical discipline
• 5 years of experience in Ansible script development
• 3 years of experience on Ansible Automation Platform
• In-depth knowledge of the Ansible Automation Platform infrastructure setup
• API driven automation
• Creating workflows and scheduled jobs
• 5 years of relevant professional experience and knowledge in the field of Linux server Operations and System engineering with Automation.
• Experience in managing Linux Servers in a large scale Ubuntu/Debian/RHEL environment with good administration skills.
• Self-driven to work independently in accordance with defined organization standards.
• Problem solving mindset to bring continuous improvement for self and the organization
• Good communication and coordination skill to ensure client requests and escalations are handled well with high level of customer satisfactions.
• Good presentation skills to a cross-cultural audience