Senior Linux Systems Engineer - Automation & Security

NorthBay, LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay, LLC is seeking a skilled Linux Systems Administrator to manage and optimize Linux-based infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments. The role emphasizes installation, security hardening, automation, performance monitoring, and proactive troubleshooting to ensure availability and reliability.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on Linux installation, configuration, and scripting experience, plus familiarity with automation tools like Ansible and container ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux servers and operating systems.
• Provision, patch, upgrades, and configuration management.
• Implement Linux security hardening per policies and best practices.
• Manage users, groups, permissions, sudo, SSH, and services.
• Monitor system health, availability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot Linux OS, networking, storage, and system issues.
• Automate routine tasks with Bash, Shell, Python, Ansible, or similar.
• Manage packages, repositories, updates, dependencies, and services.
• Analyze logs and metrics to identify and resolve issues.
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Maintain documentation and runbooks.
• Collaborate with Network, Security, DevOps, and App teams.
• Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and preventive maintenance.

Job description

NorthBay, LLC is seeking a skilled Linux Systems Administrator to manage and optimize Linux-based infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments. The role emphasizes installation, security hardening, automation, performance monitoring, and proactive troubleshooting to ensure availability and reliability.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on Linux installation, configuration, and scripting experience, plus familiarity with automation tools like Ansible and container ecosystems.