Senior RHEL Engineer
Top Skills Details
- RHEL Engineering Administration Experience: 8 years
- Virtualization Experience: Nutanix preferred
- Hybrid Cloud: AWS/On Prem
- Scripting Automation: Ansible, Python, YAML, Bash
Description
Seeking a senior IT Consultant – UNIX/Linux (RHEL) with deep technical expertise to help shape and lead our hybrid cloud transformation. This role is for the Infrastructure Hosting Team, which includes architecting, engineering, and managing the on-premise and AWS-based Linux computing environments. This includes designing solutions that power mission-critical workloads such as SAP HANA, ensuring operational resilience, performance, compliance, and lifecycle management.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Citizen due to NERC/CIP regulatory requirements and security policies
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent technical experience
- 8+ years of experience in Linux system administration and infrastructure design
- Hands-on knowledge of Nutanix and enterprise storage solutions
- Strong experience in hybrid cloud environments, preferably AWS
- Proficiency with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible)
- Familiarity with ITIL practices and infrastructure compliance standards (e.g., NERC/CIP)
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to work across business and technical teams
- Able to travel up to 25%
- Able to participate in on-call rotations
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Certification (e.g., Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional)
- ITIL v4 Certification
- Experience in utility, energy, or regulated industry environments
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools for hybrid infrastructure
- Experience in utility, energy, or regulated industry environments
About the Role
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of New Orleans, LA. The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $75.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
About TEKsystems
We are 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 are 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 are strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We are building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. We are 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. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.