Linux System Administrator

The Linux Systems & Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, deploying, automating, and operating enterprise Linux infrastructure and supporting applications running there. This role focuses on infrastructure-as-code, automation tooling, monitoring, and reliability engineering across on-prem and hybrid environments. The engineer will collaborate with network, platform, and application teams to deliver scalable, secure, and repeatable infrastructure.Key ResponsibilitiesLinux Systems EngineeringDesign, deploy, and maintain Linux systems across bare metal and virtual environments.Develop and enforce OS baseline standards, hardening, and patching processes.Manage system lifecycle: provisioning, configuration, upgrades, and decommissioning.Automation & Infrastructure as CodeBuild and maintain automation pipelines using Ansible, Terraform, cloud-init, or equivalent tools.Develop Ruby/Python/Bash tooling to automate operational workflows.Create standardized system images, templates, and deployment frameworks.Monitoring, Observability, and ReliabilityDesign and maintain monitoring and telemetry platforms and data pipelines. (Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch, etc.).Analyze metrics and logs to improve system reliability and performance.Participate in on-call and incident response.Conduct root cause analysis and drive corrective actions.DevOps & ToolingDevelop and Maintain Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure code.Develop internal tools to improve provisioning, validation, and operational efficiency.Collaborate in architecture reviews and technical design discussions.Requirements:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.5+ years of experience administering Linux systems in enterprise environments.Strong Linux fundamentals (processes, networking, storage, security, kernel concepts).Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, Bash, Ruby, etc.).Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.Experience with automation/configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, etc.).Preferred QualificationsExperience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).Virtualization experience (VMware, KVM, OpenStack).Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) or hybrid architectures.Monitoring/observability tooling experience (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, ELK/OpenSearch).Security experience (SSH hardening, PAM, SELinux, CIS benchmarks).Experience supporting telecom, financial, healthcare, or other regulated environments.