Linux Engineer

Description
The Challenge
Our client is seeking as UNIX Administrator with excellent technical, process and automation skills to be part of High-Performance Cloud Operations Team. As an Infrastructure Administrator, this person is responsible for the daily administration of Linux and Unix servers in a business application environment. This includes general system administration tasks, software and hardware support, system configuration, system monitoring. This person must have excellent Linux/Unix administration experience, with customer relation skills. Candidate should be able to work with business application administrators, helping troubleshoot their applications and guide them with standard methodologies. Candidate must be able to express thoughts clearly and capable of working in a team or as a sole contributor. Individual should be self-motivated with very good communication skills. Main point responsible for the overall operability, resiliency, performance, and capacity of owned production services.
What you'll do
System Administration - This person would be responsible for the day-to-day administration of all Linux based servers. This includes monitoring the trouble ticket queue, system troubleshooting, hardware and software system changes, scripting, patching, system performance monitoring, system sizing, system integration, upgrade implementation, and hardware diagnostics.
Application support - This person would work with application administrators to help fix and fine-tune applications and also if required guide application administrators in standard processes related to using the underlying UNIX infrastructure.
Documentation - Maintain all system documentation.
What you need to succeed
Unix/Linux System Administration: In-depth experience with Unix/Linux servers (especially Suse, AIX, RHEL, CentOS) for installation, configuration, patching, and troubleshooting.
Automation & Scripting: Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python) and automation tools (Ansible, etc.) to streamline deployments and manage configurations.
Demonstrable ability to perform UNIX builds,
Understanding of RedHat Satellite, IBM NIM, or SUSE Manager for patch management.
Networking Knowledge: Strong grasp of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, etc.) and system connectivity for effective troubleshooting in distributed environments.
Working knowledge of Virtual machine management (VmWare, OpenShift) TCP/IP functionality, networking, Remote administration, cloning, migration, etc.
Security Best Practices: Expertise in system security - user access controls, OS hardening, patch management, and compliance.
Soft Skills: Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills to collaborate across teams and resolve complex issues efficiently.
Operational experience with Ansible and Terraform are beneficial.
Skills
Unix, suse linux, aix, ibm, aws
Top Skills Details
Unix,suse linux,aix,ibm,aws
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Working knowledge of Configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, Saltstack is a plus along with experience working with OpenShift, Terraform and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of San Jose, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/hr.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in San Jose,CA.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.