Cloud Engineer – Linux, Automation

🕒 August 4

🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

☁️ Cloud Engineer

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Thrive

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2000

🔒 Cybersecurity

💼 Consulting

Cybersecurity • Consulting

Thrive is a B2B technology services firm that provides managed IT, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions for mid-market and enterprise clients. Its offerings include managed detection and response (MDR), EDR/NDR, vulnerability management, autonomous penetration testing, patching, managed firewalls, dark web monitoring, email/DNS security, security awareness training, incident response and remediation, and specialized security for Microsoft 365 and Azure. Thrive also delivers managed cloud services, disaster recovery, colocation, ServiceNow-based ITSM (TransformIT), managed network services, vCISO/vCIO advisory, and compliance support for standards such as HIPAA, GLBA, CMMC, GDPR and others. The company targets industries including financial services, healthcare, government, education, life sciences, and professional services, positioning itself as a consultancy and managed services provider that combines security, cloud, and digital transformation capabilities.

📋 Description

• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot Linux systems, primarily Ubuntu, across physical and virtual environments • Serve as a Tier 2 escalation point for infrastructure incidents • Perform root cause analysis and implement remediation actions • Manage VM workloads within HPE Morpheus Enterprise HVM and VMware ESXi, including provisioning, lifecycle management, and hypervisor-level troubleshooting • Define and enforce standardized build documentation • Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for configuration management, OS patching, application deployment, and compliance enforcement • Write and manage Terraform configurations for infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management • Enforce infrastructure-as-code best practices, including version control and peer review • Maintain NetBox as the authoritative source of truth for IPAM, DCIM asset records, and network topology documentation • Integrate NetBox with IaC tools to automate routine physical equipment commissioning • Participate in change management processes and ensure changes are documented, reviewed, and approved • Perform system health checks, capacity reviews, and performance tuning for Linux servers • Maintain and improve runbooks, technical documentation, and knowledge base articles • Collaborate with networking, security, and cloud teams on cross-functional infrastructure issues • Participate in an on-call rotation for critical infrastructure incidents outside standard business hours • Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through automation and standardization

🎯 Requirements

• 3-5+ years of hands-on Linux system administration experience • Strong proficiency in Ubuntu Linux, including systems, networking, storage management, and security hardening • 2+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, specifically Ansible and Terraform • Experience with Ansible roles, playbooks, and inventories • Experience with Terraform state management and CI/CD plan/apply workflows • Familiarity with HPE Morpheus Enterprise or similar HVM/KVM platforms • Experience with VM provisioning, template management, and self-service automation • VMware vCenter experience is a strong plus • Working knowledge of NetBox for IPAM, DCIM, and network source-of-truth management • NetBox API integration experience preferred • Proficiency in scripting languages for automation and tooling development • Understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, routing, and firewall rules • Familiarity with Git-based version control and collaborative workflows using GitLab or GitHub • Ability to diagnose and resolve complex system and infrastructure issues independently and under pressure • Ability to produce accurate and maintainable runbooks, topology diagrams, and change records • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience • Knowledge of ITIL and ITSM best practices • Preferred certifications: LPIC-1/LPIC-2, RHCSA, RH294 or better, and HashiCorp Terraform Associate 003 or 004 • Must meet eligibility requirements for access to restricted information • Must be able to pass CJIS clearance for the state of Florida

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work eligibility • Standard business hours with participation in an on-call rotation • Occasional travel may be required for datacenter activities (less than 10%)