Lead Platform Engineer

The Senior Platform Engineer will be a critical member of the Global Linux Server Platform team at Ecolab, Inc. This position is in a high-paced and demanding environment which requires clear time management skills, self-directed organizational skills, and attention to detail. Additionally, the ideal candidate is a self-starter, self-disciplined with their work, and often going above and beyond what is needed/requested. Furthermore, as a global company, this role will work alongside many IT associates with a multi-cultural and multi-lingual background with English as a second language.

What You Will Do:

• Participate in major IT projects related to the Linux platform.
• Participate in Security, Vulnerability and Patching related initiatives for Linux Platform
• Provide level 3 operational support of the companies 500 Linux based servers. This includes both OnPrem and Azure based servers. Including:
  • Install, configure, and maintain AIX and Linux servers, ensuring high availability and scalability.
  • Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize resource utilization.
  • Write and maintain scripts (Bash, Python, or Perl) to automate routine tasks.
  • Work closely with network engineers, database administrators, and application developers.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks
• Backup Strategies: Design and implement backup and recovery solutions for critical data.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Typically requires a degree and 8+ years' experience; or no degree and 12+ years combined education and equivalent work experience
• 5 years of UNIX (SLES and RHEL Linux, AIX a plus) Server experience
• Flexibility to work nights and weekends, participating in on-call rotations
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator
• Proficiency in shell scripting and automation.
• Experience with Azure
• Experience with Ansible
• No Immigration Sponsorship available

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SUSE Manager

Benefits

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Covid-19 Vaccine Notice

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.