Senior Linux Engineer

8 years

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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Linux Administrator


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Job Summary:

Senior Linux Administrator


Primary Responsibilities:

  • Administer and maintain various Linux distributions:

    RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, CentOS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux

  • Implement and manage

    Pacemaker High Availability (HA) Clusters

  • Perform

    patch management

    .
  • Create and manage

    partitions, LVMs

    , and mount file systems
  • Configure and manage

    yum repositories

    , perform

    kernel upgrades

    and

    minor OS version updates

  • Troubleshoot Linux servers running on

    virtual platforms

  • Perform scheduled operations such as

    log rotation

    ,

    cron job

    management, and

    automated tasks

  • Monitor and tune

    server performance

    , analyze logs and resolve performance bottlenecks
  • Apply

    ITIL best practices

    in incident, request, problem, and change management
  • Configure and secure systems using

    iptables

    ,

    TCP wrappers

    , and host-level firewall settings
  • Install and configure services:

    FTP, Samba, NFS (server/client), DNS, HTTPD/Apache, LDAP

  • Manage DNS entries and host records using

    DNS portals

  • Automate tasks using

    Shell Scripting

    and

    Ansible Playbooks

  • Perform

    system backups

    using tar, rsync, scp, gzip, etc.
  • Work in

    24/7 support model

    , primarily during

    North America shifts

  • Prepare

    incident reports (IRs)

    and root cause analysis documentation
  • Support

    project build

    and

    BAU operations

    for large-scale infrastructure


Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
  • 4–8 years of hands-on Linux system administration experience
  • Strong understanding of

    Linux internals

    , system boot process, runlevels, and systemd
  • Experience in

    Pacemaker cluster setup and troubleshooting

  • Scripting expertise in

    Bash/Shell.

  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for infrastructure and application issues
  • Good verbal and written

    communication skills

  • Willingness to work in

    rotational shifts

    .


Preferred Certifications:

  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

    /

    Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

  • SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA)

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