Strong Linux/Unix expertise, including administration, scripting, troubleshooting, and operational monitoring in production environments Hands-on experience implementing monitoring and log aggregation platforms (ELK, Graylog, Graphite, Prometheus, etc.) Experience implementing test automation and AI-assisted tooling to improve deployment quality, reliability, and operational efficiency, including workflows that use LLM-based assistants responsibly. Strong proficiency with git based source control, including code reviews, collaborative workflows, and infrastructure/code ownership Extensive experience building, operating, and improving CI/CD pipelines for provisioning, deployment, scaling, and automated verification, including practical integration of AI-assisted tooling in delivery workflows.