Linux System Engineer

Introduction

This position involves managing and maintaining enterprise-level Linux servers in various environments, automating tasks through scripting, implementing configuration management tools, monitoring system performance, ensuring security and compliance, managing networking services, supporting virtualization and containerization technologies, and designing backup and recovery strategies.

Responsibilities

• System Administration and Maintenance
• Automation and Scripting
• Infrastructure Management
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting
• Security and Compliance
• Networking
• Virtualization and Containerization
• Backup and Recovery
• Collaboration and Documentation

Requirements

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 7+ years of professional experience in Linux System Administration or Engineering
• Expert-level knowledge of major Linux distributions (Red Hat/RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu)
• Strong proficiency in shell scripting (Bash) and at least one high-level language like Python or Perl
• Hands-on experience with at least one major configuration management tool (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef)
• Solid understanding of network principles, protocols, and services
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex system and performance issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Experience deploying and managing production workloads using Docker and Kubernetes
• Relevant industry certifications such as RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer), CompTIA Linux+, or cloud certifications
• Familiarity with administering and troubleshooting database systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) on Linux