Senior Linux System Admin
Location: Oakland, CA or Rancho Cordova, CA or Atlanta, GA.
Type: 12 months +
Rate: $55- $60 max w2
This is a Hybrid role. LOCAL candidate only.
Details:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience as a Red Hat Linux Engineer or System Administrator in a corporate IT environment, with a strong focus on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
- At least 3 years of experience writing Ansible playbooks and working with Ansible Tower for automation and configuration management.
- Strong troubleshooting skills with a proven track record of resolving complex issues in RHEL environments.
- Expertise in supporting Logical Volume Manager (LVM) configurations, including volume creation, resizing, and snapshot management.
- Proficiency in all aspects of RHEL system administration, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning, with a strong emphasis on reliability and scalability.
- Advanced scripting skills with Bash, Python, Yaml, along with experience utilizing configuration management tools such as Puppet or Chef.
- Solid understanding of networking principles, protocols, and security practices, with the ability to design and implement secure network architectures.
- Extensive experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware, as well as familiarity with cloud computing platforms (Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Podman, Kubernetes).
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Must Have:
- Experience maintaining RedHat Enterprise LINUX (RHEL) in a Production Enterprise environment.
- Senior LINUX Engineer (Minimum 7+ Exp with RedHat LINUX)
- Experienced LINUX OS Troubleshooting Skills.
- Knowledgeable in Ansible (Minimum 3+ Exp writing and administering Ansible Playbooks)
- Strong Working Knowledge of LINUX Logic Volume Manger (LVM)
- Working knowledge of basic VMWare supporting LINUX VMs.
- Experience in automation techniques and scripting. (Ansible, TerraForm, Bash).
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and execute technical project plans.
- Experience with orchestration tools.
- Experience with enterprise management monitoring.
- Experience working in a physical server and virtual hosted environments.
- Good understanding of ITIL and ITSM Management with Infrastructure and Operations teams.
- Knowledge of LINUX Kernel Tuning