Greetings,
We have an immediate vacancy for Linux/SRE Engineer with over 10 years of experience at Synechron in Abu Dhabi.
- Job Role: Linux/SRE Engineer
- Experience: 10+ Years
- Location: Abu Dhabi
About Company:
Synechron is a global technology consulting firm that helps leading organizations accelerate digital transformation through innovation, expertise, and agility. With more than 16,500 professionals across around 60 offices in over 20 countries, we combine deep industry knowledge with advanced capabilities in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and data engineering.
Our regional teams, supported by strategic delivery centers, provide scalable, cost-efficient solutions tailored to local markets. Through our award-winning Synechron FinLabs accelerators and strategic partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, Databricks, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, we enable clients to innovate fast and lead with confidence. For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.
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Synechron's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program, Same Difference, was developed because we believe in a culture of listening, respect, and opportunity.
We each bring unique backgrounds, thoughts, talents, and experiences with us to work every day, and we know that by embracing them, we are creating an even greater Synechron. The best way to build a strong team is to value individual differences. So, it doesn't matter where you're from or what you've had to do to get here – if you have the skills, enthusiasm, and drive to make your mark, we'll support you like we support each other. Choose a career with us and let's pursue innovation, together.
Job Descriptions:
We need to be a Linux/DevOps Engineer/Lead to join our Infrastructure team. we need someone who has depth in Linux system administration from financial services, preferably has led/managed within such an area. In addition, the ideal candidate also has DevOps experience building CICD pipelines and experience of AWS + Azure (strong preference on AWS if only one).
Strategic Leadership
- Develop and maintain the long‑term roadmap, architectural strategy, and modernization initiatives for the Linux environment.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a high‑performing Linux Engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Establish governance, standards, and best practices for system configuration, patching, security hardening, change control, documentation, and automation.
- Manage budgets, licensing, vendor relationships, and procurement for Linux‑related technologies.
Operational Excellence and Infrastructure Management
- Lead the support, administration, and maintenance of all Linux servers, both physical and virtual, across the infrastructure.
- Install, configure, and maintain infrastructure components in virtualized and on‑premises Linux environments.
- Plan and execute operating system upgrades, application migrations, kernel updates, and hardware refresh programs.
- Fully manage the installation, configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting of Linux systems in hybrid environments that include on‑premises infrastructure and cloud platforms.
- Provide mission support in both classified and unclassified Linux desktop and server environments.
- Ensure system stability, uptime, and performance through proactive monitoring, tuning, capacity planning, and preventive maintenance.
- Ensure compliance with internal security policies, regulatory requirements, and Linux hardening standards.
Architecture and Engineering
- Manage the architectural design and operational framework for the enterprise Linux environment.
- Develop and maintain system‑level tools, utilities, and automations using shell scripting (Bash) and Python.
- Design and support high‑frequency trading (HFT) and low‑latency Linux infrastructure components with emphasis on performance and reliability.
- Drive adoption of automation and Infrastructure‑as‑Code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and other configuration management solutions.
- Lead integration and migration of workloads into cloud and hybrid environments.
- Oversee system‑level improvements, tuning, module integration, and performance optimization.
Performance, Reliability, and Testing
- Analyze Linux systems, conduct performance benchmarking, and perform usability and stress testing to ensure platform health and compliance with performance, scalability, and security expectations.
- Ensure environments supporting trading systems meet low‑latency, high‑availability, and deterministic performance requirements.
Troubleshooting, Incident Management, and Support
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of failures, incidents, and critical alerts across the Linux server estate.
- Act as the highest‑level escalation point for complex issues affecting production, pre‑production, and development environments.
- Drive root cause analysis and implement long‑term corrective actions.
- Provide high‑quality support to internal partners with a focus on resilience, operational excellence, and reliability.
Scripting, Automation, and Tools
- Write, maintain, and troubleshoot shell scripts and Python scripts for automation, orchestration, and system efficiency.
- Enhance automation for patching, deployments, configuration, and monitoring.
