About the role
Job Title: Linux Operating Systems engineer
Location: Minneapolis, MN (Day 1 onsite, 4 days office)
Duration: Long term contract
Must have: RHEL, Bash/Python/Perl scripting, Security & Compliance
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience
1. Strong hands-on experience with Linux distribution Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
2. Proficiency in system installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
3. Experience with Bash, Python, or Perl scripting. Ability to automate routine administration tasks, system monitoring, and deployments using tools such as Ansible
4. System Performance and Troubleshooting
(a)Strong knowledge of Linux processes, memory management, file systems, networking, and kernel concepts.
(b)Ability to analyze logs, identify root causes, and resolve performance or availability issues.
5. Security and Compliance
(a)Knowledge of Linux hardening, user/access management, security patching, SELinux, auditing, and vulnerability remediation.
(b)Experience following enterprise security and compliance standards.
Linux Administration
- 5+ years of Linux system administration experience.
- Strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8).
- Experience managing enterprise Linux environments at scale.
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Hands-on experience supporting Linux workloads in AWS Cloud.
- Experience with:
- EC2
- EBS
- VPC
- IAM
- CloudWatch
- Auto Scaling
Automation & Scripting
- Proficiency in:
- Bash Shell Scripting
- Python
- Ansible
Troubleshooting
- Strong knowledge of:
- Linux Kernel
- Systemd
- LVM
- File Systems (XFS, EXT4)
- Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, NFS)
IT Service Management
- Strong understanding of ITIL Framework.
- Practical experience with:
- Incident Management
- Change Management
- Problem Management
- Service Request Fulfillment
ServiceNow
- Experience using ServiceNow for:
- Incident management
- Change requests
- Problem records
- CMDB updates
- Reporting and SLA tracking
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