Linux System Administrator

Linux/VMware Engineer L2/L3

Experience: 3-8 Years
Work Location: Onsite
Working Days: Monday to Friday
Shift: Business Hours + Extended Hours (compensated)

Role Summary

We are looking for a skilled Linux/VMware Engineer (L2/L3) to manage and support enterprise Linux and virtualization infrastructure. The role will be responsible for Linux administration, VMware operations, patching, high availability, storage, and disaster recovery activities across a large-scale virtualized environment.

The candidate should be flexible to support extended working hours and planned maintenance/change windows based on business and infrastructure requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day administration, configuration, troubleshooting and maintenance of RHEL Linux servers.
• Manage RHEL 6.x/7.x/8.x environments, including OS patching, upgrades and security updates.
• Administer VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter environments.
• Manage VMware HA, DRS, vMotion and Storage vMotion operations.
• Perform VM provisioning, cloning, snapshot management and template deployment.
• Manage VMware clusters and monitor resource utilization, performance and capacity.
• Support SRM / Disaster Recovery operations, including failover and failback activities.
• Participate in periodic DR drills and failover testing.
• Manage storage/datastores and monitor capacity and performance.
• Coordinate firmware and BIOS upgrades and monitor physical server hardware health.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash, Ansible and/or Python.
• Troubleshoot and resolve L2/L3 Linux and VMware infrastructure incidents within defined SLAs.
• Perform root cause analysis and contribute to problem management.
• Execute planned changes within strict maintenance and change windows.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures and shift handover records.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, storage, network and application teams for issue resolution.
• Provide effective handovers and ensure continuity of operations across shifts and locations.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in RHEL/Linux administration and patch management.
• Strong experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.
• Good working knowledge of VMware HA, DRS and vMotion.
• Experience in Linux troubleshooting and production support.
• Experience with storage, datastores and capacity management.
• Hands-on exposure to Disaster Recovery, SRM, failover and failback.
• Knowledge of Bash scripting, Ansible and/or Python.
• Experience supporting L2/L3 infrastructure environments.

Mandatory Certifications

• RHCSA Red Hat Certified System Administrator Mandatory
• VCP-DCV VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization – Mandatory

Mandatory Certifications

For L2 – Mandatory:

• RHCSA – Red Hat Certified System Administrator
• VCP-DCV – VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization

For L3 – Mandatory:

• RHCE – Red Hat Certified Engineer
• VCP-DCV – VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization

Preferred / Advantageous:

• VMware VCAP-DCV
• Ansible Automation Certification
• ITIL Foundation