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You’ll lead initiatives to modernize infrastructure while maintaining backward compatibility and minimizing disruption.\n\nA key part of this role is collaborating closely with software development teams to design, build, and maintain internal tools, automation scripts, and end-to-end workflows that reduce toil, improve reliability, and accelerate deployment velocity.\n\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign, implement, and maintain scalable Linux platform infrastructure for production workloads\nManage and optimize core systems: configuration management, repositories, monitoring, SMTP/MTA, and FTP-as-a-Service\nMaintain and evolve bare metal and VM image pipelines and lifecycle management for enterprise Linux environments\nSupport and enhance a custom Linux agent for fleet-wide telemetry and orchestration, working closely with software development teams\nDevelop and deliver production-grade internal tools, automation pipelines, and reusable workflows in collaboration with software engineering to improve platform efficiency and developer experience\nConduct proof-of-concept (PoC) testing for new tooling and systems including hypervisors, storage solutions, software operations tools, and security tooling before potential adoption\nLead the migration of legacy services, tools, and workloads to containerized environments such as Kubernetes, including architecture design, tooling, and operational best practices\nDevelop and enforce automation, CI/CD, and GitOps workflows using infrastructure-as-code (IaC), with a focus on reliability, scalability, and auditability\nTroubleshoot complex system, network, and application-level issues with minimal downtime, as part of a rotational on-call responsibility\nBuild and maintain observability tooling and centralized logging stacks for proactive incident detection and response, while documenting systems, processes, and runbooks to reduce toil\n\nWhat You'll Bring\n7+ years of experience in Linux systems administration, SRE, or infrastructure engineering\nExpert-level proficiency in Linux system internals, kernel tuning, networking, and security hardening\nStrong experience with configuration management tools (Puppet, Ansible, or similar)\nDeep hands-on experience with containerization (LXD, Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, Helm)\nExperience with VM image creation, management, and automation (e.g., Packer, custom build pipelines)\nExperience leading or contributing to large-scale platform migrations\nDegree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience\n\nBenefits\n\nAlong with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:\n\nMedical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction\nFamily-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits\nDental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution\nCompany Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA\nHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits\nCompany paid Basic Life, AD&D\nShort-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)\nEmployee Assistance Program\nSick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays\nBack-up childcare and parenting support resources\nVoluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance\nWeight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs\nTesla Babies program\nCommuter benefits\nEmployee discounts and perks program\n\nTesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.\n\nTesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. 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