Principal Infrastructure Engineer (Linux Expert)
Keyloop · India (Hyderabad)
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Jul 22, 2026
India (Hyderabad)
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role focused on designing, implementing, and owning enterprise-grade Linux platforms across hybrid cloud environments spanning AWS regions and on-premises data centres. The position involves setting multi-year technical roadmaps, leading cross-team infrastructure initiatives, managing OS gold images, embedding security into Linux services, and providing third-line escalation support. It suits a deeply experienced Linux engineer comfortable operating with significant autonomy and ambiguity.
Principal level
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
Keyloop is a UK-based company (headquartered in London); no specific work location or country is stated in this posting, but given the company's base and the absence of any US location reference, this role is likely outside the United States — the US-based flag has been set to false accordingly.
The role is titled 'Principal Linux Engineer' and explicitly describes org-wide technical authority, multi-year roadmap ownership, and thought leadership across teams — the Principal seniority band is genuinely supported here, not merely claimed by title.
SOC classification is a close call: the role is primarily about operating, designing, and administering large-scale Linux infrastructure (favouring 15-1244), but it also involves significant automation, configuration management, and infrastructure-as-code delivery (which could support 15-1252). 15-1244 was chosen as the primary because the core day-to-day work is administering and hardening Linux platforms at scale, not shipping application software.
Foreman and Red Hat Satellite are listed as a single illustrative example ('Foreman/Redhat Satellite') under the required skills block; they are treated as interchangeable alternatives for the same requirement.
Oracle Linux and Amazon Linux are similarly listed as examples of the required OS expertise; treated as alternatives for the same skill.
PowerShell, Ansible, and Terraform appear together under the Desirable section as infrastructure-as-code options; all three are marked preferred. Because the posting lists them as a group of alternatives, each is also cross-listed in the others' alternatives arrays.
ISO27001 and SOC2 are listed as desirable audit exposure — these are compliance frameworks rather than concrete named technologies, so they are omitted per the skills extraction rules.
No compensation, no explicit remote policy, and no degree requirement are stated. Keyloop explicitly notes academic qualifications are not required.
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