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Linux Desktop Engineer

AT IBM
IBM

Linux Desktop Engineer

Hortolândia, Brazil

Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

As a Linux@IBM engineer, you will be responsible for enterprise enablement and deployment of Fedora as a productive and secure Linux workstation platform and manage security and configuration policies using endpoint management tools. IBMers are our everyday customers and we focus on improving their Linux desktop experience every day.

As a Linux@IBM engineer:

- You will maintain the BigFix platform, update BigFix server and client software, and monitor performance and reliability.

- You will design and script BigFix queries and actions to support IBM security requirements, compliance checking, patching, and hardware/software asset tracking for existing and new releases of Linux, Linux components, or applications.

- You will monitor patch and security compliance status for Linux@IBM population.

- You will design and code new solutions to support new releases of Linux, Linux components, or applications.

- You will package tools and applications using Red Hat Package Management system (RPM)

- Fluent English.

Required education

Technical Diploma

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

- Experience with RHEL or Fedora Linux

- Experience in scripting languages (bash, python, gtk, Java, JS, C)

- Experience with source control versioning and maintenance using GIT on GitHub

- Solid troubleshooting, reasoning, and problem solving skills

- Advanced workstation/laptop hardware knowledge

- Experienced with Linux networking configuration (wired, wireless, virtual)

- Strong RPM packaging skills: spec files, scripts, triggers, macros, patching, rebuilds

- Experience managing Linux endpoints using BigFix, Tanium, Fleet, or similar MDM.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Strong experience in Linux.

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YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

All our positions are eligible for people with disabilities PwD or rehabilitated.

Client-provided location(s): Hortolândia, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Job ID: IBM-27258
Employment Type: Other

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