Senior Automation Engineer - Linux

Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world's leading global supplier of technology and services, offering end-to-end Engineering, IT and Business Solutions. With over 22,700 associates, it’s the largest software development center of Bosch, outside Germany, indicating that it is the Technology Powerhouse of Bosch in India with a global footprint and presence in the US, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

• Technical Lead for RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Service & Cloud Service of Bosch worldwide.
• Ansible playbooks development, scripting, programming for Automation.
• Continuous improvement of automation for the installation and maintenance of Linux Operating System and related components in a Large-scale Linux Server infrastructure.
• Develop API driven automation.
• Java development (APIs) for Automation purposes.
• Installation and maintenance of Linux Operating System and related components in a Large-scale RHEL/Ubuntu/Debian Server infrastructure via Automations. Ensure stable, secure and efficient service and operations.
• 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 (Icinga/nagios/Grafana).
• 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.

Skills

• Linux Server operation and administration experience
• Minimum 10 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/Experience with integrating Linux server infrastructure with Identity providers such as Active Directory and Privilege Access Management.
• Ansible & Ansible Automation Platform experience
• Having below Ansible Automation Platform knowledge would be a plus
• API driven automation
• RBAC management with Identity Management tools
• Experience and comprehensive knowledge in IT security.
• Good understanding of DevOps and Agile principles (e.g., CI/CD, GitOps)
• Experience using different patch management solutions (Eg: Satellite, Suse manager, BMC, Big Fix) to handle patch anagement for large infrastructure at a scale of 10,000+ systems
• Experience with integrating Linux server infrastructure with Identity providers such as Active Directory and Privilege Access Management.
• Experience using different patch management solutions (Eg: Satellite, Suse manager, BMC, Big Fix) for large infrastructure at a scale of 10,000+ systems
• Ansible & Ansible Automation Platform experienceo 5 years of experience in Ansible script development.
• Having below Ansible Automation Platform knowledge would be a plus:
• In-depth knowledge of the Ansible Automation Platform infrastructure setup
• API driven automation
• Creating workflows and scheduled jobs• RBAC management with Identity Management tools
• Secrets management with tools from vendors such as Cyberark, Hashicorp, etc…
• Experience and comprehensive knowledge in IT security.
• Knowledge and experience of monitoring systems. Icinga knowledge will be a plus.
• Good understanding of DevOps and Agile principles (e.g., CI/CD, GitOps)
• Experience with IT Service Management based on ITIL and industry established quality standards.
• Experience using different patch management solutions (Eg: Satellite, Suse manager, BMC, Big Fix) to handle patch management for large infrastructure at a scale of 10,000+ systems
• Knowledge of data analytics and visualization/Self-driven to work independently in accordance with defined organization standards.
• Good communication and coordination skill to ensure client requests and escalations are handled well with high level of customer satisfactions.
• 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

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering or similar specialization/technical discipline

•Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience and knowledge in the field of Linux server Operations and System engineering with Automation.  o