Linux Systems Administrator (Ubuntu / Red Hat)

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Linux Systems Administrator (Ubuntu / Red Hat) based in India.

This role is an opportunity to take ownership of large-scale Linux infrastructure across production and development environments. You will help ensure the availability, performance, security, and reliability of mission-critical systems. Working closely with DevOps, Cloud, Network, and Software teams, you will contribute to infrastructure modernization and operational excellence. The position combines hands-on system administration with automation, security, monitoring, and troubleshooting. You will play an important role in improving infrastructure processes, strengthening resilience, and minimizing operational risks. If you are an experienced Linux professional who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, this role offers meaningful technical scope and cross-functional collaboration.

Accountabilities: Manage, monitor, maintain, and optimize Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers across production and staging environments.

Perform operating system upgrades, kernel updates, patch management, performance tuning, and routine infrastructure maintenance.

Implement user access controls, security policies, backup and recovery strategies, server hardening, SSH configuration, and SSL certificate management.

Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, operating system, networking, kernel, service, and system performance issues.

Build and maintain configuration management and deployment processes using Ansible, Puppet, or similar automation technologies.

Monitor system health, resource utilization, availability, and performance to maintain reliable infrastructure and meet operational requirements.

Collaborate with DevOps and Cloud teams on infrastructure provisioning across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments.

Support capacity planning, disaster recovery, incident response, high-availability initiatives, and infrastructure resilience.

Work with virtualization and containerization technologies such as VMware, KVM, and Docker.

Maintain system documentation, standard operating procedures, audit reports, and operational knowledge bases.

Support CI/CD environments and version-controlled infrastructure using tools such as Git.

Coordinate with global and cross-functional teams to resolve incidents, maintain SLAs, and continuously improve infrastructure operations.

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on experience in Linux systems administration, with strong expertise in both Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.

Strong Bash scripting and automation capabilities, with experience using Ansible, Terraform, Shell, or basic Python.

Solid knowledge of Linux networking fundamentals, including DNS, DHCP, NFS, SSH, firewalls, and related services.

Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Nagios, Zabbix, or Prometheus.

Practical experience with virtualization and containerization technologies, including VMware, KVM, and Docker.

Strong troubleshooting skills covering system logs, kernel issues, service failures, resource constraints, and infrastructure incidents.

Familiarity with Git and CI/CD pipeline environments.

Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is an advantage.

Experience with high-availability clusters, load balancing, RAID management, or enterprise-scale infrastructure is preferred.

RHCSA or RHCE certification is an advantage.

Strong documentation, communication, and coordination skills, with the ability to support distributed teams.

A proactive, detail-oriented approach with strong ownership, accountability, and a focus on preventing recurring infrastructure issues.

Ability to work effectively under pressure, prioritize critical incidents, and maintain service-level commitments.

Benefits

Remote work opportunity from India.

Opportunity to work with large-scale Linux infrastructure across production and development environments.

Exposure to modern automation, cloud, virtualization, containerization, monitoring, and CI/CD technologies.

Cross-functional collaboration with DevOps, Cloud, Network, and Software teams.

Opportunities to contribute to infrastructure reliability, security, automation, and operational improvement initiatives.

Flexible work environment supporting collaboration with global teams.

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