Associate Linux Engineer, Technology II

Information Research at AbbVie partners with pharmaceutical R&D scientists to deliver technical solutions for complex scientific needs. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside scientists and technology professionals solve everyday challenges and help advance the digital transformation of drug discovery teams. 

We are seeking a collaborative curious early-career engineer who enjoys learning and applying practical technology to meaningful business problems. Working collaboratively with senior engineers you will support scientific and Linux technology teams across the business-system life cyclefrom identifying needs and defining requirements through implementation testing operational support and changewhile contributing ideas and developing within a diverse energetic and innovative Linux team. 

Responsibilities 

• Support Linux engineering activities in enterprise environments including operations maintenance health checks monitoring configuration access and file-system management and issue resolution with guidance from senior engineers. 
• Assist with operating-system patching software installs and updates certificate management and configuration changes under approved procedures change controls maintenance schedules security requirements and senior guidance. 
• Learn and apply Linux infrastructure services automation and enterprise standards to support secure reliable reproducible and timely outcomes. 
• Use Ansible and configuration-management tools to support standardized configurations repeatable automation and the maintenance of scripts and workflows; contribute ideas for automation and AI-enabled automation. 
• Assist with troubleshooting Linux systems applications infrastructure services and automation workflows using logs system behavior performance indicators and operational results; document findings and escalate significant or recurring issues. 
• Contribute to the testing documentation implementation and verification of infrastructure changes and deployments across on-premises virtualized and cloud environments. 
• Develop and maintain clear technical documentation with guidance including procedures runbooks configuration and automation records troubleshooting guides and support hand-off materials. 
• Work closely with senior engineers and infrastructure cybersecurity application platform and service partners to coordinate maintenance resolve issues support projects and learn practices that improve Linux reliability and security. 
• Learn and follow corporate and divisional standards policies and procedures for conduct safety GxP compliance data integrity cybersecurity access and change control incident management and the software development lifecycle. 

Qualifications :

Required:

• Bachelors Degree with 2 years of relevant experience; OR Masters Degree with no additional experience. 
• Foundational experience or coursework with Ubuntu CentOS Rocky Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux or other enterprise Linux distributions. 
• Foundational theoretical and practical knowledge of Linux operating systems and standard administration practices with interest in continuing to develop these skills. 
• Exposure to routine Linux administration including patching software installs and updates service management configuration monitoring and troubleshooting. 
• Basic understanding of enterprise infrastructure including servers storage networking virtualization cloud authentication access controls and system dependencies. 
• Ability to review logs command output monitoring data and incident details to help identify issues and contribute to root-cause analysis under guidance. 
• Familiarity with security and operational practices including vulnerability remediation certificate management least-privilege access backups change control and system hardening. 
• Ability to create clear accurate technical documentation and operational records with appropriate review. 
• Effective communication collaboration organization problem-solving and teamwork skills; able to work constructively with senior engineers and cross-functional partners. 
• Curiosity and willingness to learn and apply new technologies tools methods and procedures as business and technology needs evolve; openness to sharing ideas and learning from feedback. 

Preferred:

• Exposure to Ansible Tower/AWX or similar platforms including playbook execution troubleshooting and basic development or maintenance. 
• Familiarity with Bash Python Shell scripting or similar technologies with interest in developing automation skills. 
• Exposure / Familiarity with Git or other source-control tools. 
• Exposure to public or private cloud environments; AWS experience is a plus. 
• Familiarity with enterprise monitoring logging vulnerability-management or IT service-management tools. 
• Exposure to regulated validated or GxP environments. 
• Foundational knowledge of TLS/SSL certificates public key infrastructure DNS LDAP Active Directory and related services. 
• Relevant Linux cloud automation or cybersecurity certification or interest in pursuing one. 
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills with an approachable and collaborative working style. 

Additional Information :

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. 
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law. 

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity driving innovation transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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Work :

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Employment Type :

Full-time