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Senior Linux Systems Administrator

San Francisco, CA, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 2 days ago

Contract W2

Contract Independent

Contract Corp To Corp

12 Months

No Travel Required

On-site

$55 - $60/hr

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Job Details

Skills

ITIL
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Enterprise Storage
File Systems
Database
Disaster Recovery
Dynatrace
GRID
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Computer Networking
Configuration Management
Hardening
Backup
Bash
Change Management
DNS
Amazon Web Services
Ansible
SolarWinds
Storage
Secure Shell
Servers
Shell
Shell Scripting
Recovery
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Regulatory Compliance
Performance Metrics
Performance Tuning
Oracle
Oracle ASM
Oracle Linux
Oracle RAC
Migration
Network
OCI
Operating Systems
Linux Administration
Management
Microsoft Azure
Incident Management
LVM
Linux
NFS
Application Service Management
High Availability
Kubernetes
Terraform
Unix Administration
VMware
Virtualization
System Documentation
TCP/IP
Unix
Python
Splunk
System Administration
System Monitoring

ITIL
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Enterprise Storage
File Systems
Database
Disaster Recovery
Dynatrace
GRID
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Computer Networking
Configuration Management
Hardening
Backup
Bash
Change Management
DNS
Amazon Web Services
Ansible
SolarWinds
Storage
Secure Shell
Servers
Shell
Shell Scripting
Recovery
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Regulatory Compliance
Performance Metrics
Performance Tuning
Oracle
Oracle ASM
Oracle Linux
Oracle RAC
Migration
Network
OCI
Operating Systems
Linux Administration
Management
Microsoft Azure
Incident Management
LVM
Linux
NFS
Application Service Management
High Availability
Kubernetes
Terraform
Unix Administration
VMware
Virtualization
System Documentation
TCP/IP
Unix
Python
Splunk
System Administration
System Monitoring

Summary

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Linux Systems Administrator with strong experience in Linux administration, Oracle database/infrastructure environments, enterprise systems operations, automation, and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining, supporting, securing, and optimizing Linux servers and Oracle infrastructure in a large-scale enterprise environment.

The candidate should have hands-on experience with RHEL/Linux, Oracle environments, shell scripting, system monitoring, patching, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and infrastructure automation.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and support enterprise Linux/Unix servers, primarily Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain Linux operating systems and related infrastructure.
Support Oracle database infrastructure, including server-level configuration, connectivity, storage, and performance-related activities.
Monitor system health, capacity, availability, and performance across production and non-production environments.
Troubleshoot complex Linux, networking, storage, application, and infrastructure issues.
Perform OS patching, vulnerability remediation, hardening, and security compliance activities.
Manage system services, filesystems, LVM, NFS, permissions, users, groups, and scheduled jobs.
Support high-availability and disaster-recovery environments.
Work closely with Oracle DBAs, application teams, network teams, security teams, and DevOps teams.
Automate repetitive administration and operational tasks using Shell scripting, Python, Ansible, or similar tools.
Participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, server builds, and technology refresh projects.
Monitor and analyze system logs and performance metrics to identify and resolve issues proactively.
Support backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes.
Maintain system documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Participate in 24x7 on-call support and incident management when required.
Follow ITIL processes for incident, problem, change, and configuration management.

Required Skills

7+ years of hands-on Linux/Unix system administration experience
Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Experience supporting Oracle database/infrastructure environments
Strong knowledge of Linux system troubleshooting and performance tuning
Experience with Shell/Bash scripting
Hands-on experience with Ansible or other configuration-management tools
Strong knowledge of LVM, filesystems, NFS, SSH, DNS, TCP/IP, and system services
Experience with Linux patching, hardening, and vulnerability remediation
Experience with enterprise monitoring tools such as Splunk, SolarWinds, Dynatrace, or similar
Knowledge of backup and disaster recovery technologies
Experience with incident, problem, and change management processes

Preferred Skills

Experience with Oracle Linux (OL) in addition to RHEL.
Experience supporting Oracle RAC, ASM, or Oracle Grid Infrastructure.
Knowledge of VMware or other virtualization technologies.
Experience with AWS, Azure, or OCI infrastructure.
Knowledge of Terraform or infrastructure-as-code concepts.
Experience with Python automation.
Knowledge of Kubernetes/containerized environments.
Experience with enterprise storage technologies such as SAN, NAS, and multipathing.
Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps practices.
Experience with high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 90769335A
Position Id: 9059241
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