Location: Los Angeles, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Under the direction of the Head of Library Systems Infrastructure, the Linux Development Support Engineer provides senior technical expertise in enterprise Linux systems administration and infrastructure support for the Library's software development lifecycle. Serves as a primary technical resource for development teams, responsible for architecting server environments, designing automated deployment workflows, and ensuring the reliability and stability of systems supporting custom software and digital library services. The position requires deep proficiency across enterprise web application stacks, including web servers, relational databases, application servers, and certificate management. The Linux Development Support Engineer works in close collaboration with project managers, developers, and engineers to translate project requirements into infrastructure designs, guide applications from development through production, and promote the adoption of DevOps practices across the Digital Strategies unit. In collaboration with technical architects and leads, this role provides hands-on technical analysis, deployment strategy input, and implementation support for infrastructure modernization efforts led by Digital Strategies leadership. This includes leveraging scripting and automation tools, version control, configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, and container orchestration platforms to standardize and streamline delivery processes. The position requires strong analytical capabilities to evaluate complex technical issues across diverse environments, conduct performance benchmarking and resource optimization, maintain thorough documentation to ensure operational reproducibility, and serve as a senior escalation point for infrastructure and architecture-related decisions. The Linux Development Support Engineer is also responsible for planning and executing large-scale system upgrades, platform migrations, and data migrations while maintaining service continuity. Thi