Linux Engineer

Job DescriptionInsight Global is seeking a Linux Engineer to support and maintain enterprise Linux environments for one of our largest oil and gas clients in Downtown Houston, TX. This individual will be responsible for building, configuring, and supporting Linux systems, contributing to configuration management, and collaborating with CI/CD and deployment teams. The role focuses on core Linux fundamentals while supporting modern infrastructure and deployment tooling in a fast-paced enterprise environment. This role is 5 days a week, onsite, in Downtown Houston, and will be a long-term contract. The pay rate for this position will be between $55-65/hr.We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal-opportunity/affirmative-action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com. To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.Skills and Requirements5+ years of hands-on Linux experienceStrong configuration management experience (Salt, Ansible, Terraform)Ability to build and manage OS imagesWorking knowledge of RPM package creation and managementCore Linux administration and troubleshooting skillsUnderstanding of deployment tools and how systems are started and managedExposure to CI/CD environments (SOX / Release Management awareness)Basic understanding of containers and KubernetesExperience working with open-source tools and technologies Kubernetes administration or support experienceCI/CD pipeline implementation or optimization experienceInfrastructure-as-Code best practices beyond basic usageScripting experience (Bash, Python)Experience standardizing Linux environments at scaleExposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)Experience supporting regulated or compliance-driven environmentsJ-18808-Ljbffr