Linux Systems Engineer | Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Job Duties

• Administer, maintain, and support RHEL 8 servers in both On-Premises and AWS environments.
• Perform Linux server provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Manage system performance, capacity planning, and availability to ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs).
• Monitor infrastructure health and proactively address performance bottlenecks and operational risks.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux OS, application, storage, and network-related issues.
• Implement OS hardening, security controls, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
• Manage AWS-based Linux workloads, including EC2 instances, EBS storage, security groups, and cloud networking components.
• Collaborate with application, database, network, and security teams to resolve incidents and support business services.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash, Python, or Ansible to streamline operational tasks.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Execute change, incident, problem, and request management activities in accordance with ITIL processes.
• Utilize ServiceNow for incident tracking, change implementation, problem management, and service requests.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, technical procedures, and knowledge base articles.
• Participate in on-call support and major incident management activities as required.

Job Duties

Support Linux infrastructure hosted in AWS and on-premises environments.

Work with cross-functional infrastructure teams to resolve production incidents.

Implement security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.

Manage incidents, changes, and service requests through ServiceNow following ITIL best practices.

Participate in documentation updates and on-call support rotations.

Job Duties

Administer and support enterprise Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8) servers.

Perform system installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting.

Monitor server performance and proactively resolve infrastructure issues.

Automate operational tasks using Bash, Python, and Ansible.

Support Linux infrastructure hosted in AWS and on-premises environments.

Work with cross-functional infrastructure teams to resolve production incidents.

Implement security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.

Manage incidents, changes, and service requests through ServiceNow following ITIL best practices.

Participate in documentation updates and on-call support rotations.

Requirements

• Must have experience with Ansible, BASH, IAM, Infrastructure, Linux, Python, Red Hat, RHEL.
• Nice to have experience with AWS Experience.

Qualifications

• Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree.

Skills

• Strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8).
• Experience managing enterprise Linux environments at scale.
• Strong hands-on experience supporting Linux workloads in AWS Cloud.
• Proficiency in:Bash Shell ScriptingPythonAnsible.
• Strong knowledge of:Linux KernelSystemdLVMFile Systems (XFS, EXT4)Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, NFS).
• Strong understanding of the ITIL Framework.
• Practical experience with:Incident ManagementChange ManagementProblem ManagementService Request Fulfillment.
• Knowledge of Linux processes, memory management, file systems, networking, and kernel concepts.
• Ability to analyze logs, identify root causes, and resolve performance or availability issues.
• Knowledge of Linux hardening, user/access management, security patching, SELinux, auditing, and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience following enterprise security and compliance standards.

Skills

• Experience supporting enterprise Linux infrastructure across both On-Premises Data Centers and AWS Cloud.
• Experience with capacity planning and infrastructure performance monitoring.
• Backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability experience.
• Strong documentation and technical writing skills.
• Experience participating in on-call production support.

Benefits

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About the Role

This role involves administering, maintaining, and supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8) servers in both on-premises and AWS environments. The candidate will perform server provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management. They will also manage system performance, capacity planning, and availability to ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs). The role requires strong hands-on experience with Linux, AWS, and ITIL processes.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include administering, maintaining, and supporting RHEL 8 servers in both On-Premises and AWS environments. This includes performing Linux server provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management. The candidate will also manage system performance, capacity planning, and availability to ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs). They will troubleshoot complex Linux OS, application, storage, and network-related issues. The role requires implementing OS hardening, security controls, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements. The candidate will also manage AWS-based Linux workloads, including EC2 instances, EBS storage, security groups, and cloud networking components. Collaboration with application, database, network, and security teams is essential to resolve incidents and support business services. The role involves developing and maintaining automation scripts using Bash, Python, or Ansible to streamline operational tasks. The candidate will support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions. They will execute change, incident, problem, and request management activities in accordance with ITIL processes. The role requires utilizing ServiceNow for incident tracking, change implementation, problem management, and service requests. The candidate will create and maintain operational documentation, technical procedures, and knowledge base articles. Participation in on-call support and major incident management activities is also part of the role.

Qualifications

The qualifications for this role include a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. The candidate must have 5+ years of Linux system administration experience, strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8), and experience managing enterprise Linux environments at scale. They should also have strong hands-on experience supporting Linux workloads in AWS Cloud, proficiency in Bash Shell Scripting, Python, and Ansible, and strong knowledge of Linux Kernel, Systemd, LVM, File Systems (XFS, EXT4), Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, NFS), and ITIL Framework. The candidate should have practical experience with Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, and Service Request Fulfillment, as well as knowledge of Linux processes, memory management, file systems, networking, and kernel concepts. They should also have the ability to analyze logs, identify root causes, and resolve performance or availability issues, knowledge of Linux hardening, user/access management, security patching, SELinux, auditing, and vulnerability remediation, and experience following enterprise security and compliance standards.

Skills

The skills required for this role include strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8), experience managing enterprise Linux environments at scale, strong hands-on experience supporting Linux workloads in AWS Cloud, proficiency in Bash Shell Scripting, Python, and Ansible, strong knowledge of Linux Kernel, Systemd, LVM, File Systems (XFS, EXT4), Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, NFS), and ITIL Framework. The candidate should have practical experience with Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, and Service Request Fulfillment, as well as knowledge of Linux processes, memory management, file systems, networking, and kernel concepts. They should also have the ability to analyze logs, identify root causes, and resolve performance or availability issues, knowledge of Linux hardening, user/access management, security patching, SELinux, auditing, and vulnerability remediation, and experience following enterprise security and compliance standards. The candidate should also have experience supporting enterprise Linux infrastructure across both On-Premises Data Centers and AWS Cloud, experience with capacity planning and infrastructure performance monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability experience, strong documentation and technical writing skills, and experience participating in on-call production support.

Qualifications

• Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree.

Skills

• Strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8).
• Experience managing enterprise Linux environments at scale.
• Strong hands-on experience supporting Linux workloads in AWS Cloud.
• Proficiency in:Bash Shell ScriptingPythonAnsible.
• Strong knowledge of:Linux KernelSystemdLVMFile Systems (XFS, EXT4)Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, NFS).
• Strong understanding of the ITIL Framework.
• Practical experience with:Incident ManagementChange ManagementProblem ManagementService Request Fulfillment.
• Knowledge of Linux processes, memory management, file systems, networking, and kernel concepts.
• Ability to analyze logs, identify root causes, and resolve performance or availability issues.
• Knowledge of Linux hardening, user/access management, security patching, SELinux, auditing, and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience following enterprise security and compliance standards.

Skills

• Experience supporting enterprise Linux infrastructure across both On-Premises Data Centers and AWS Cloud.
• Experience with capacity planning and infrastructure performance monitoring.
• Backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability experience.
• Strong documentation and technical writing skills.
• Experience participating in on-call production support.

Benefits

For information and details on employment benefits offered with this position, please visit here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our HR Department via our secure website.

California Pay Equity

For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' website here.