• Create, debug and maintain software to ensure that any Linux based software that gets deployed onto Azure Cloud meets our high-quality bar and provides a seamless experience to our partner teams and end users.
• Leverage AI and automation to drive efficiency in our processes and reduce human toil.
• Write clean, efficient, easy-to-maintain and well-documented code, ideally including scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Analyze and comprehend existing systems and identify areas of improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, SMEs of networking, storage and kernel to ensure that our quality practices and tools are of utmost relevance.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, and security teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment.
• Be an Open Source enthusiast and contribute to our projects in the open source community via enhancements, code reviews and setting up of CI/CD pipelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 2–3 years of hands-on experience in handling linux systems, ideally on public clouds[EJ1.1][JG1.2]
• Proficiency in Python and Bash; familiarity with additional languages is a plus.
• Working, practical knowledge of Linux Operating System internals including networking, storage and memory management and Linux utilities
• First-hand experience running and debugging linux systems
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities, with adaptability to changing business needs.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative working style.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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