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Senior Linux System Administrator (RHEL on AWS)

Hybrid in Raleigh, NC, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

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Hybrid

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RHEL
Red Hat
Linux Administrator
AWS
EC2
VPC
S3
RDS
ALB
SSM
EBS
FSx
EFS
Active Directory
Kerberos
LDAP
SSHD
STIG
CIS
iptables
Ansible
Terraform
CloudFormation
Bash
Python
scripting
automation
performance monitoring
troubleshooting
backup recovery
RBAC
on-call
hybrid
Raleigh NC
RHCE

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Job Title: Senior Linux System Administrator (RHEL on AWS)
Location: Raleigh, NC (Hybrid 2-3 days onsite/week)

Responsibilities:

Manage, configure, and maintain 400+ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers across development, staging, and production environments in AWS
Build and maintain automation scripts using Bash/Python for ongoing operations
Handle user management, permissions, RBAC, and sudo policies
Apply STIG hardening, manage OS firewalls, patching cycles, CIS controls, SSH hardening, and vulnerability remediation
Set up and maintain enterprise authentication using Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP/LDAPS, and SSHD
Monitor system performance, enable scaling up/down, and implement proactive alerting and log ingestion pipelines
Troubleshoot boot failures, kernel panics, network issues, file system problems (FSx/EBS/EFS), and authentication failures
Perform OS-level backup and recovery
Use Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation to automate infrastructure
Document runbooks, architecture diagrams, troubleshooting guides, and onboarding materials
Collaborate with application development and operations teams
Participate in on-call rotation (evenings and weekends)

Required Skills:

RHEL administration
AWS (EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, ALB, SSM, EBS, FSx, EFS)
Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP, SSHD
STIG, CIS, iptables, SSH hardening, patching, audit logging
Ansible, Terraform or CloudFormation
Bash or Python scripting
Performance monitoring, alerting, dashboards, log pipelines
Troubleshooting (boot, kernel panic, network, storage)

Nice to have:
RHCT/RHCE/LPIC, Red Hat Satellite

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