Staff Linux System Administrator

Micron • Boise, ID

13h

About The Position

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. About Our Team We support critically important manufacturing systems that enable 24×7 semiconductor fabrication operations. Our team is responsible for building and operating highly reliable, secure, and scalable Linux infrastructure in a global enterprise environment. We emphasize automation, resilience, and proactive engineering to prevent production impact. Position Overview The Staff Linux System Administrator owns the availability, performance, security, and automation of large‑scale Linux server environments supporting manufacturing applications. This is a hands‑on role requiring deep Linux expertise, strong automation skills, and experience operating in complex, global environments. The role also serves as a technical leader and a point of contact for issues in critical production systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Linux system administration experience in large enterprise or production environments
• Advanced expertise in identifying and resolving Linux performance issues, performance tuning, and security hardening
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift or OKD)
• Demonstrable experience with Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
• Working knowledge of scripting and automation using Bash/Shell and Python
• Experience with virtualized or hyper‑converged infrastructure (VMware, Nutanix, or equivalent)
• Good communication skills and ability to operate independently in a global environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting manufacturing or critical production systems
• Hands‑on experience with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM) and RHACS
• Familiarity with enterprise monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Splunk)
• Experience with enterprise backup and recovery platforms (e.g., Cohesity)
• Experience supporting enterprise server hardware (Dell, Lenovo, or equivalent)
• Prior participation in on‑call rotations and major incident response
• Experience contributing to infrastructure standards, procedures, and documentation

Responsibilities

• Own the administration, reliability, and performance of Linux server environments supporting 24×7 manufacturing systems
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues spanning Linux OS, virtualization, containers, networking, and hardware
• Design, implement, and test Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) strategies and runbooks
• Drive operational excellence through proactive monitoring of system health, capacity, and performance metrics
• Automate operational tasks related to monitoring, alerting, configuration management, and reporting
• Serve as a technical leader and resource for critical issues and provide mentoring to L1/L2 teams in a global support model
• Collaborate with architects and leadership to implement scalable, resilient infrastructure solutions

Benefits

• Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.
• We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.
• Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.
• Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.
• For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed