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This person will support and optimize enterprise Linux environments across both critical production systems and emerging technologies, leveraging automation, cloud services, and infrastructure best practices to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability. Partnering with teams across the organization, they will troubleshoot complex technical challenges, modernize operational processes, contribute to governance and platform strategy, and create shared knowledge that strengthens team capability.\n\nOur Team\n\nThe Linux Service Team within Koch Technologies delivers reliable, secure, and resilient Linux infrastructure that enables our partners to achieve and accelerate their business outcomes. We are seeking team players that are dedicated to creating rock solid operations while building relationships with our internal business partners.\nLocation: This role can be located in Wichita, KS / Plano, TX / Atlanta, GA and requires an in office presence with flexibility.\nThis role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship\n\nWhat You Will Do\nSupport, deploy, manage, and work on projects supporting both small functional workloads as well as mission-critical enterprise systems. \nHelp to identify what can be automated or eliminated to achieve the greatest value. 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This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.\n\nHiring Philosophy\nAll Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.\n\nWho We Are\nKoch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe.\nAt Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.\n\nOur Benefits\nOur goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.\nAdditionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.\n\nEqual Opportunities\nEqual Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. 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