Senior Linux Systems Engineer

Columbia Sportswear•Portland, OR

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Sportswear’s Digital Technology (CDT) group supports four global brands, a worldwide supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores—powering in‑store, mobile, and data platforms in a complex, always‑on environment. As a Senior Linux Systems Engineer, you’ll lead reliability and performance for our Linux estate across both on‑prem and cloud platforms, partnering with infrastructure and application teams to design standards, automate operations, and ensure secure, resilient services at global scale.

Requirements

Deep experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Linux systems administration at scale.
Hands‑on with automation frameworks ( Ansible, Puppet, Chef ) and infrastructure‑as‑code (e.g., Terraform ; containers like Docker ).
Practical knowledge of VMware , Windows interoperability , and hybrid cloud deployments ( Azure/AWS ).
Backup and recovery expertise (e.g., Commvault ) supporting large, distributed environments (think 2000+ servers ).
Experience supporting enterprise platforms (e.g., SAP ) and operating in an on‑call rotation within a 24/7 retail context.

Responsibilities

Raise reliability at scale: Own SLOs for critical Linux services across on‑prem and cloud; drive availability, performance, and cost‑efficient operations for a global footprint.
Standardize and automate: Define hardened build standards and use automation/IaC (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) to reduce toil, accelerate changes, and improve consistency.
Ship secure, current platforms: Lead patching compliance, vulnerability remediation, and configuration management across Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
Protect the business: Ensure backup and recovery readiness (e.g., Commvault) and validate restore procedures for mission‑critical workloads.
Design for hybrid: Collaborate on architectures spanning VMware, Windows interop, and public cloud (Azure/AWS); document trade‑offs and recommended patterns.
Accelerate delivery: Partner with app teams to troubleshoot complex issues, streamline deployments/upgrades, and improve MTTR through high-quality runbooks.
Support retail ERP: Apply Linux expertise to enterprise systems (SAP), balancing 24/7 retail demands with change control and operational excellence.
Lead when it counts: Participate in the on‑call rotation for Priority 1/2 events; drive incident response, post‑incident reviews, and preventive actions.

Benefits

Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match.
Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services).
In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services.
We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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