Sr. Linux Engineer - Santa Clara, California, United States
Originally posted 23 October 2026 by the employer.
Support Electronic Design Automation (EDA) compute environments and IBM LSF job scheduling across enterprise on-premises Linux infrastructure.
About the role
The Sr. Linux Engineer manages the architecture, planning, implementation, capacity management, and operational support for on-premises physical and virtual Linux infrastructure and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). This position directly supports Electronic Design Automation (EDA) compute environments, including EDA tools administration and IBM LSF job scheduler management.
What you'll do
- Lead the administration, maintenance, and support of on-premises Linux server environments, VDI infrastructure, and specialized applications. - Design, implement, and optimize automation solutions using Ansible and Ansible AWX to manage configuration, provisioning, playbooks, and orchestration. - Administer and support Electronic Design Automation (EDA) compute environments and configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the IBM LSF job scheduler and license integration. - Act as an escalation point to diagnose, resolve, and conduct root cause analysis for complex incidents across hardware, EDA software, job scheduling systems, and operating systems. - Execute system software upgrades, patches, firmware updates, monthly vulnerability management, and participate in on-call support rotations. - Create and maintain system documentation, automation scripts, and diagrams while partnering with IT management, cross-functional engineering teams, and vendors.
What you'll need
- BS degree or equivalent experience. - 5+ years of experience as a Linux Engineer with expert-level Linux systems administration (preferring RedHat / Ubuntu and RedHat Satellite). - Hands-on experience with the IBM LSF job scheduler and LSF RTM, including installation, queue and resource management, license scheduler integration, and troubleshooting. - Scripting and automation proficiency in Bash, Python, Ansible, and Ansible AWX. - Experience with Dell PowerEdge GPU servers, Dell MX7000 Chassis and MX700 series blades, or Cisco UCS blades and rack servers. - Practical knowledge of VMware (version 8 and above), Citrix StoreFront for Linux workloads, NFS/iSCSI storage, and networking concepts including TCP/IP, VLAN, DNS, and load balancing.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 55-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3892
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$126k
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| Metric | OmniVision | All employers we track in this specialty (3892 roles · 83 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 3892 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 11 | 10080 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 23 d | 55 d (−32 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 641 open roles · median 53 d
- Lam Research · 573 open roles · median 38 d
- Micron Technology · 285 open roles · median 48 d
- KLA Corporation · 274 open roles · median 68 d
- ASML · 183 open roles · median 73 d
- ASM International · 163 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 3892 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 83 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.