Genesis10 is currently seeking a Lead Linux Systems Administrator for a hybrid position (minimum of 3 days per week onsite) with a Global Financial Institution located in Plano, TX; Charlotte, NC; or Pennington, NJ. This is an 11 month contract opportunity. This role involves leading the administration, monitoring, and performance tuning of Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) environments within a large-scale enterprise ecosystem. The ideal candidate will drive infrastructure automation, implement SRE principles, and provide technical leadership to enhance platform stability and efficiency.
Responsibilities: - Lead the administration, monitoring, and performance tuning of Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) environments
- Oversee the design, build, and lifecycle management of Linux servers, including storage and virtualization
- Manage high availability (HA) configurations, clustering, and load-balanced environments
- Define and implement SRE principles, including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets
- Lead initiatives for infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible
- Install, configure, and maintain OEL operating systems and related software stacks
- Manage Logical Volume Manager (LVM), distributed file systems, and network services (DNS, NTP, LDAP)
- Lead incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and postmortem reviews
- Ensure systems are secure, hardened, and compliant with enterprise security standards
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to SRE and infrastructure teams
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for architecture, processes, and operational procedures
Requirements: - 5 years of experience in Linux system administration in enterprise environments
- Strong expertise in Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) systems
- Proven experience in high availability systems, virtualization, and storage management
- Hands-on experience with automation and configuration management tools (Ansible preferred)
- Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language (Bash, Python preferred)
- Strong experience with infrastructure troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident management
- Solid understanding of enterprise infrastructure (compute, storage, network)
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
Desired skills: - Strong communication and collaboration skills in a global team environment
Pay range: $58.32 - $66.32 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20 years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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