Role overview


This role is a foundation role for platform consulting, not a traditional Linux operations-only system administrator position.
Strong Linux fundamentals are mandatory. Based on aptitude and interest, engineers are trained and inducted into one or more technology towers:
  • Ansible Automation
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • OpenStack
  • Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP)

🌍 Global exposure: Engineers who demonstrate strong technical depth, ownership, and customer confidence may be considered for on-site opportunities across KubeRox global entities.

Key responsibilities

Customer-facing platform delivery

  • Participate in enterprise customer engagements involving:
    • Platform deployments
    • Infrastructure modernization
    • Platform upgrades and lifecycle operations
  • Platform deployments
  • Infrastructure modernization
  • Platform upgrades and lifecycle operations
  • Execute assigned implementation tasks aligned to solution architecture and project plans.
  • Support configuration, validation, and stabilization of platform components.
  • Collaborate with KubeRox architects/SMEs and customer stakeholders during delivery and support phases.
  • Build a deeper understanding of platform behavior beyond task execution ("why" behind the steps).

Consulting & execution discipline

  • Troubleshoot issues using strong Linux and system-level fundamentals (logs, processes, services, networking).
  • Follow structured delivery processes, governance, and quality standards.
  • Contribute to customer-facing documentation (as-built docs, operational guides, SOPs, runbooks).
  • Take progressive ownership of platform components and delivery workstreams.
  • Maintain professional communication with customers and internal teams.

Required skills and experience

Mandatory Linux fundamentals

  • 3–4 years of hands-on Linux administration experience in production environments.
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Linux boot process, system, services
    • Process, memory, CPU, disk, and I/O troubleshooting
    • Filesystems, LVM, permissions, ACLs
    • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall basics)
    • Log analysis and root-cause troubleshooting
  • Linux boot process, system, services
  • Process, memory, CPU, disk, and I/O troubleshooting
  • Filesystems, LVM, permissions, ACLs
  • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall basics)
  • Log analysis and root-cause troubleshooting
  • Shell scripting (bash) for automation and diagnostics.

Desired Attributes

  • Willingness to move into platform and consulting roles.
  • Comfort working in customer environments and participating in delivery discussions.
  • Ownership mindset, learning attitude, and ability to work with structure and deadlines.
  • Openness to learn one or more technology towers (OpenShift/OpenStack/NKP/Ansible) as part of the growth path.

Nice to have

  • Exposure to virtualization, private cloud, or enterprise infrastructure stacks.
  • Familiarity with automation tools, Git basics, or CI/CD concepts.
  • Basic understanding of containers/Kubernetes concepts.
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