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Senior Linux System Administrator with AWS platform - Raleigh, NC

Raleigh, NC, US • Posted 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago

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Skills

Linux
AWS
VPC
EC2
S3
RDS
ALB
SSM
EBS
Active Directory
SSSD
Kerberos
LDAP
LDAPS
Virtual Private Cloud
Terraform
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Linux Administration
Firewall
HAProxy
Network
Scripting
Performance Monitoring

Summary

Role: Senior Linux System Administrator with AWS platform

Location: Raleigh, NC

Duration: 12 Months

Strong experience with Linux administration experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHEL on AWS platform
Architect, implement, and manage enterprise-grade authentication for Linux servers using Active Directory, SSSD, Kerberos, and LDAP/LDAPS.
Hands-on experience in performance monitoring enablement to manage the Scaling up and down of the environments
Apply STIG/hardening, manage OS-level firewalls, patching cycles, CIS controls, audit logging, SSH hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
Build and maintain automation using Ansible, shell scripting, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
Administer EC2 Linux instances across multiple AWS accounts (Prod / Non-Prod).
Experience with cloud infrastructure, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS) like VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, ALB, SSM and EBS.
Troubleshoot authentication failures (Kerberos, LDAP), boot failures, kernel panics, network issues, file system issues (AWS ONTAP FSX/EBS/EFS).
Implement proactive alerting, metric dashboards, and log ingestion pipelines.
Strong scripting skills, specifically in Bash or Python
Create and maintain runbooks, architecture diagrams, troubleshooting guides, automation documentation, and onboarding materials for Linux operations.
Proficient with network tools such as iptables, Linux IPVS, HAProxy, etc
Experience with security best practices and implementing security controls in a AWS cloud environment
Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) will be considered an advantage

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Position Id: 8957405
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