Teamware Solutions is seeking a skilled and dedicated Linux System Administrator/Engineer with expertise in Red Hat Linux environments. This role is essential for ensuring the smooth operation, stability, and security of our Linux-based systems.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- System Administration & Management: Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers, both physical and virtual, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
- Monitoring & Performance Tuning: Implement and manage system monitoring tools to proactively identify issues, perform performance tuning, and conduct capacity planning for Linux environments.
- Security & Compliance: Manage user accounts, permissions, and security configurations. Ensure adherence to security best practices, corporate policies, and industry standards within the RHEL infrastructure.
- Patching & Updates: Plan and execute regular system patching, updates, and upgrades to maintain system health and security posture.
- Troubleshooting & Support: Provide expert-level analysis and troubleshooting for complex operating system issues, network connectivity problems, and application-related issues on Red Hat Linux.
- Automation: Develop and implement automation scripts (e.g., using Bash, Python, Ansible) for routine administrative tasks, deployments, and system configurations to enhance efficiency.
- Backup & Recovery: Implement and manage robust backup and disaster recovery solutions for Linux systems and critical data.
- Collaboration: Work closely with development teams, network engineers, and other IT departments to support application deployments, resolve cross-functional issues, and ensure seamless operations.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, processes, and troubleshooting guides.
Preferred Candidate Profile:
- Red Hat Linux Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration, including command-line operations, file system management, process management, and networking configurations.
- Scripting: Proficiency in shell scripting (e.g., Bash) for automation of administrative tasks. Python scripting knowledge is a plus.
- Networking: Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls - iptables/firewalld) in a Linux environment.
- Virtualization (Plus): Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware, KVM, or containers (Docker, Kubernetes) is advantageous.
- Monitoring Tools (Plus): Experience with system monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus).
- Troubleshooting: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a methodical approach to diagnosing and resolving system issues.
- Certifications (Plus): Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certifications are highly desirable.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and other stakeholders.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
