Linux Administrator

Job Title: Linux Administrator
Experience: 5-8 Years
Location: Coimbatore
Work Mode: Hybrid
Notice Period: 3060 Days

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Linux Administrator responsible for the administration, maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization of enterprise Linux environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Linux servers.
• Manage Linux environments including Red Hat, CentOS, SUSE, and Ubuntu.
• Perform server monitoring, health checks, performance tuning, and capacity management.
• Troubleshoot OS, service, networking, storage, and application-related issues.
• Manage users, groups, permissions, sudo access, SSH, and security configurations.
• Perform OS patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and system hardening.
• Manage file systems, LVM, mounts, disk space, and storage-related activities.
• Configure and troubleshoot system services and scheduled jobs.
• Analyze system logs and perform root-cause analysis for production incidents.
• Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery activities.
• Automate administration and repetitive tasks using Shell/Bash scripting.
• Work with networking, database, application, and infrastructure teams to resolve issues.
• Maintain documentation, SOPs, and operational procedures.

Mandatory Skills

• Linux Administration
• Red Hat / RHEL
• CentOS
• SUSE Linux
• Ubuntu
• Shell/Bash scripting
• System monitoring and troubleshooting
• User and access management
• OS patching and upgrades
• File system and storage management
• Networking fundamentals

Good to Have

• Ansible
• VMware / Virtualization
• Cloud platforms such as AWS/Azure
• ITIL / Incident & Change Management
• Linux security hardening
• Automation and configuration management tools