Lead, Unix Developer

Job Classification:

Technology - Engineering & Cloud

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability, and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Your team and Role:

As a Lead Infrastructure Developer, you will be an integral part of the Linux Operating System team. Your role will focus on driving automation initiatives for all Linux OS activities, utilizing your hands-on expertise with Ansible, Python, Shell scripting, and APIs. In addition to your advanced technical skills and experience, you will bring excellent problem-solving abilities, communication and teamwork skills, an agile mindset, strong business acumen, inclusive leadership, and a commitment to continuous learning. If you’re ready to lead the transformation of manual processes into efficient, automated solutions, this role is ideal for you!

Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day:

• Work closely with product owners to understand key objectives and align solutions with business goals. Partner with technical leads to define technical designs and feature stories.
• Collaborate with team members to understand systems end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that drive business impact.
• Utilize DevOps, cloud expertise, Ansible, and Python to design, implement, and manage automated infrastructure solutions across both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for Red Hat Linux, developing solutions and automating tasks using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Collaborate with the support team to provide solutions for ongoing troubleshooting and guide them in resolving critical issues.
• Participate in daily stand-ups with the team and lead efforts to develop APIs to enhance infrastructure automation and streamline operations.
• Attend agile team and stakeholder meetings to obtain business requirements, offer solutions, and provide input on Unix operating system capabilities.
• Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day   
• Deliver cross-product demos to showcase solution development and implementation, highlighting key features and outcomes.
• Support product owner and tech lead in defining future stories and technical designs
  
  

The Skills & Expertise You Bring:

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in a related field.
• Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Knowledge of business concepts tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business.
• Ability to coach others with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization.
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and new challenges.
• Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills.
  
  

Advanced experience and/or expertise with several of the following:

• Extensive overall IT experience with a strong focus on infrastructure development centered around UNIX.
• Proficient in Red Hat Linux (RHEL) with essential expertise in Linux automation.
• Demonstrated experience with with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Salt Stack.
• Expertise in scripting languages like Python and Shell scripting (Bash) for automating infrastructure tasks.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform for provisioning and managing resources.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, with the ability to design hybrid solutions.
• Proficiency in developing and leveraging REST APIs to integrate and automate infrastructure processes.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues in system performance, application deployment, and server configurations.
• Experience implementing and managing system monitoring tools to ensure high availability and performance.
• Basic understanding of tools like React or ServiceNow workflows to integrate infrastructure with front-end solutions.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, and firewall configurations.
• Knowledge of various storage technologies such as SAN, NAS, and distributed file systems.
• Understanding of security best practices, including SSH, SSL/TLS, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Proficiency with version control systems like Git.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk.
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and their management.
• Deep understanding of OS internals, including kernel optimization, process scheduling, memory management, and I/O performance tuning.
• Proficiency in Terraform for multi-cloud infrastructure provisioning and integration with Unix systems.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial/Insurance industry knowledge is a plus, not a must
  
  

What we offer you:

Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $138,500.00 to $206,000.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
• Company-funded pension plan.
• Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.
  
  

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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