Senior Linux System Administrator

Raleigh, NC, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago
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Contract W2
No Travel Required
On-site
$60 - $70/hr
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Skills

  • Access Control
  • Amazon EC2
  • Amazon EFS
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Ansible
  • Apache HTTP Server
  • Application Development
  • BIND
  • Backup
  • Backup Administration
  • Bash
  • Cloud Computing
  • Computer Hardware
  • Computer Networking
  • Configuration Management
  • DNS
  • Documentation
  • Dragon NaturallySpeaking
  • EBS
  • Encryption
  • HAProxy
  • HTTP
  • Hardening
  • IPv4
  • IPv6
  • IaaS
  • Identity Management
  • Image Management
  • LDAP
  • LPIC
  • LVM
  • Linux
  • Linux Administration
  • Management
  • MySQL
  • Network
  • Nginx
  • Operating Systems
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Performance Testing
  • Performance Tuning
  • Puppet
  • Python
  • RBAC
  • RHCSA
  • RHCT
  • Recovery
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Remote Desktop Services
  • Routing
  • SMTP
  • Satellite
  • Scripting
  • Security Controls
  • Servers
  • Shell Scripting
  • Solaris Volume Manager
  • Storage
  • Support Vector Machine
  • System Monitoring
  • Technical Support
  • Terraform
  • VLAN
  • Veritas
  • Virtual Private Network
  • Web Browsers
  • Wireless Networking
  • ZFS
  • iptables

Summary

Please list AWS based tools and technologies on which the candidate has hands-on experience.

Please list candidate's Linux system administrator certifications like LFCS, RHCSA, RHCE.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) requires the assistance of Linux (RedHat) administrator(s) for the implementation and operational support of (NC FAST) Applications on AWS/Hybrid cloud.

The primary role is to install and configure the Linux operating system as well as manage and maintain Linux-based systems on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.
The position will be responsible for the deployment, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and more. It will also be responsible for System maintenance by reviewing error logs, system backups, monitoring system performance to prevent slowdowns and disruptions, License deployments and setup, may include setting up a Linux Satellite server and deployment manager, and providing any needed technical support.
Strong knowledge of Linux administration, AWS, and networking are required for this role.
This position is required to be on call for evenings and weekends to meet business needs.

  • Manage, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers across development, staging, and production environments
  • Build New and Manage existing home-grown Linux scripts for ongoing Operations using shell scripting (Bash/Python)
  • Handle User management, permissions, and accesscontrol (RBAC, sudo policies)
  • Manage patching, upgrades, and package installation based on Dev and Security team advice.
  • Implement system hardening and least privilege security best practices
  • Manage and Upgrade Support for backup and recovery processes at the OS level
  • Collaborate with Application Development and other Operation team members for deployment strategies and environment stability
  • Perform system monitoring, performance tuning,and troubleshooting
  • Maintain Documentation for system configurations and procedures
  • Work experience on AWS Storage (FSx, EBS, EFS, S3)and Terraform is plus.

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Strong experience with Linux administration experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHEL on AWS platform

Required

3

Years

Strong Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting Linux systems and applications

Required

5

Years

Hands-on experience in performance monitoring enablement to manage the Scaling up and down of the environments

Required

3

Years

Experience with Linux OS Patch (including taking snapshots of instances before applying updates) and OS Level Vulnerability Management

Required

7

Years

Strong experience with Cookie Security, Web Browser Security, Server side encryptions, Data Encryption at Rest and Key management

Required

3

Years

Strong experience with Image Management using Redhat Image

Required

3

Years

Experience with cloud infrastructure, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS) like EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, SSM and EBS.

Required

3

Years

Experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining services such as Bind, Apache, nginx, MYsql etc

Required

5

Years

Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Cloudformation, Puppet, or Chef

Required

5

Years

Strong scripting skills, specifically in Bash or Python

Required

7

Years

Strong understanding of networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, and routing

Required

3

Years

Proficient with network tools such as iptables, Linux IPVS, HAProxy, etc

Required

3

Years

Experience in capturing, interpreting, and analyzing network traffic

Required

3

Years

Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP

Required

2

Years

Troubleshooting Apache issues like performance testing and tuning, failure to restart, and queuing of requests

Required

3

Years

Experience in performing multi-platform volume management using SVM, LVM, ZFS, NAS, and the VERITAS volume manager

Required

5

Years

Experience with security best practices and implementing security controls in a AWS cloud environment

Required

3

Years

Familiarity with wired and wireless networking hardware and architectures, Virtual LAN (VLAN) setup and configuration, VPN, Routing, IPV4, IPV6

Required

1

Years

Experience in user account management for large organization

Required

7

Years

Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) will be considered an advantage

Required

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  • Dice Id: 10289500
  • Position Id: 8958112
  • Posted 1 hour ago
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