Site Reliability Engineer for Linux administration

About the role

The Linux System Administrator at @HYVE Solutions is responsible for the day-to-day administration, maintenance, and support of Linux-based systems. This role focuses on ensuring system stability, applying patches and kernel updates, managing core services, implementing backups, and responding to incidents.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers (RHEL/Ubuntu/Rocky/CentOS), both physical and virtual.
• Manage core services such as SSH, DNS, DHCP, NTP, LDAP/SSSD, postfix, NFS/SMB, systemd, and cron management.
• Apply patches and kernel updates; maintain package repos (yum/dnf/apt).
• Maintain system health and performance using tools like top, iostat, sar, vmstat, netstat; or via Prometheus/Zabbix.
• Implement backup/restore routines (e.g., Veeam/Bacula/NetBackup); test recoveries.
• Manage storage (LVM, mdadm RAID, multipath, iSCSI/FC) and filesystems (ext4/xfs/btrfs).
• Harden hosts per baseline (CIS/STIG), firewall rules (iptables/nftables/firewalld), SELinux/AppArmor.
• Write basic automation/scripts (Shell script; optionally Python, Ansible playbook) for routine tasks.
• Respond to incidents; perform root cause analysis; document runbooks and SOPs.
• Support users/dev teams with environments, permissions, and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Solid understanding of Linux OS fundamentals.
• Experience with systemd, networking, storage, and filesystems.
• Package management, log analysis (journalctl, syslog).
• Storage and filesystem management; backup fundamentals.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (i.e. Nagios).
• Basic virtualization (VMware/KVM/Nutanix) and/or container basics (Docker).
• Basic scripting skills (Shell script); version control (Git).
• Understanding of security best practices: SSH keys, PAM, auditing (auditd).
• Ability to follow procedures and work under supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-5 years administering Linux(Rocky/RHEL/Ubuntu) in production.

Skills

• Red Hat RHCSA certification (nice-to-have).
• CompTIA Linux+ certification (nice-to-have).
• LPIC-1 certification (nice-to-have).

Benefits

@HYVE Solutions believes employees are our greatest asset and empowers them to make a difference in our business. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and provide equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

Pay

CAD $75,000 - $100,000

Schedule

Full-time