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Senior Linux Virtualization Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 10+ years expert-level Linux administration experience, with production experience on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or its derivatives
  • 5+ years of significant production experience operating Linux KVM/libvirt at fleet scale
  • 10+ years of experience building an automated provisioning pipeline from bare metal to running workload

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain hypervisor golden configurations
  • Manage the hypervisor lifecycle: image builds, patching and update schedules
  • Build and maintain automated bare-metal provisioning
  • Implement configuration management and drift detection across the hypervisor fleet

Key facts

  • Remote from: Florida (USA)
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • English

Other skills

  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Quvia

Computer Software / SaaS

Quvia is the first AI-powered QoE platform for ships, planes and remote sites. The platform seamlessly blends any combination of connectivity, including multiple service providers, satellite orbits and terrestrial networks, into one, vendor-neutral environment; continuously measures and analyzes real-time connectivity performance and its impact on quality of experience (QoE); and intelligently orchestrates the network to deliver the best possible QoE—even in the most remote places. Today, Quvia works with industry-leading companies in aviation, cruise, energy, shipping and more. To learn more, visit: www.quvia.ai. Not sure how to pronounce Quvia? Think cue-vee-uh. 👌 Recruiting Disclaimer: Quvia will never ask to interview job applicants via text message or ask for personal banking information as part of the interview process. Quvia will never ask job applicants or new hires to send money or deposit checks for the company. In case of doubt, please contact us directly at careers@quvia.ai.

Company details

IndustryComputer Software / SaaS
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

About Quvia:

Quvia is building the digital fabric between edge and cloud. Our platform uses AI and machine learning to orchestrate connectivity across satellite, terrestrial, and hybrid networks so customers can move and manage data in the world's most network constrained environments. 


We partner with global leaders in aviation, maritime, energy and other industries where connectivity is variable and complex, and digital services depend on reliable data movement. As companies deploy AI, automation and data-driven systems at the edge, Quvia provides the platform needed to unlock the full potential of their data and build value above the network.


Quvia is a fast growing, Series A company backed by Colombia Capital ($5B+ in fund commitments. It is headquartered in the greater Miami are with offices in the UK and India. 


Learn more at www.quvia.ai and www.linkedin.com/company/quvia


Why Quvia?

  • Founded in 2019, we are a fast-growing, Series A tech startup passionate about making connectivity experiences better for everyone.
  • Our industry-first solutions are already addressing major challenges for companies in the travel and transportation industries-and we're just getting started.
  • As an early-stage company, new hires will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our growth trajectory.
  • We are headquartered in the greater Miami region, with remote teams spanning the U.S., Europe, and India.
  • Quvia is backed by Columbia Capital, a respected venture capital firm founded in 1989 that has raised over $5 Bn of fund commitments.


About the Role

In this role you will owns our Linux KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor platform and the automation used to provision, patch, monitor, and secure it. The successful candidate will define and maintain golden configurations, build the bare-metal provisioning pipeline, and operate the monitoring and log collection stack used across the team.



What You'll Do

  • Develop and maintain hypervisor golden configurations: host build standards, kernel and performance tuning, and VM (Virtual Machine) templates, including connectivity testing.
  • Manage the hypervisor lifecycle: image builds, patching and update schedules, staged rollouts, and rollback procedures.
  • Build and maintain automated bare-metal provisioning: network boot, unattended installation, per-host configuration, and local package repositories.
  • Build and operate the monitoring platform: Prometheus metrics collection covering the operating system, hypervisor, and hardware layers, with dashboards and alerting.
  • Build and operate centralized log collection for the hypervisor fleet.
  • Implement configuration management and drift detection across the hypervisor fleet.
  • Maintain the security baseline: CIS (Center for Internet Security) hardening, automated compliance scanning, vulnerability triage and patching, and centralized identity and access management.
  • Maintain CI (Continuous Integration) and testing for infrastructure code.


What You'll Need

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 10+ years expert-level Linux administration experience, with production experience on Red Hat Enterprise Linux or its derivatives (Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, CentOS Stream).
  • 5+ years of significant production experience operating Linux KVM/libvirt at fleet scale, including performance-sensitive workloads.
  • 10+ years of experience building an automated provisioning pipeline from bare metal to running workload.
  • 5+ years of experience with demonstrated host performance tuning: CPU pinning and isolation, NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access) memory placement, and interrupt affinity. (Replace Linux with Kubia)
  • 5+ years of experience deploying and operating Prometheus and centralized logging.
  • 5+ years of experience patching production fleets across multiple sites with minimal service impact.


Preferred Qualifications

  • RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) or RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect) certification is highly desirable.
  • Familiarity with SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) or PCI passthrough for high-throughput virtual network functions.
  • Familiarity with Userspace or kernel-bypass packet processing.
  • Experience with immutable or API-managed host operating systems.
  • Automation driven from an inventory/IPAM (IP Address Management) system such as NetBox.
  • Security hardening in performance-sensitive environments.



What We'll Offer

  • Connectivity and content engineering and business knowledge
  • Opportunity to work in cross-functional teams
  • Competitive Salary
  • 401(k) with 100% match up to 4.0% after one year of service
  • Competitive health benefits, including optical and dental
  • Life Insurance
  • Performance Bonus
  • Flexible paid time off policy
  • Monthly Phone Allowance



Quvia will never ask to interview job applicants via text message or ask for personal banking information as part of the interview process. Quvia will never ask job applicants or new hires to send money or deposit checks for the company.  In case of doubt, please contact us directly at hr-recruitment@quvia.ai.


Quvia Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Quvia Inc. are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All employment opportunities are provided without regard to race, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender status), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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