Linux Admin L1 - Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd

Hitachi Energy; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Payment Services Pvt. Ltd. invites applications for a Linux Admin L1 to join the IT Infra team in Chennai. The role focuses on 24x7 server monitoring, incident resolution, and documentation to ensure high availability of critical systems.

Ideal candidates will have 2+ years of Linux administration experience, strong scripting skills, and familiarity with web servers. This on-site position offers exposure to enterprise infrastructure and hands-on IT operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Linux administration experience.
• Experience with monitoring/alerting tools and incidents management.
• Proficient in shell scripting for automation.
• Hands-on experience with web servers such as Apache, Nginx, Tomcat.

Responsibilities

• 24x7 proactive monitoring of server environment and alerts via monitoring tools and email.
• Escalate and follow up with IT System Admin and application teams on high-priority tickets.
• Prepare and maintain documentation and server inventory; provide status updates.
• Monitor IT environment across server, network, storage and database domains.
• Perform operations per documented procedures and assist in analysis of alerts.

Skills

Linux administration

Troubleshooting

Incident tracking

Shell scripting

Web servers

Tools

AWS

Nagios

Cacti

MySQL

Job description

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID: R0143510

Date Posted: 2026-09-02

Company Name: HITACHI INDIA PVT. LTD

Profession (Job Category): Other

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Title:

Linux Admin L1

Designation:

Executive - IT Infra

Company:

Hitachi Payment Services Pvt. Ltd.

Location:

Chennai, India

Salary:

As per Industry

Company Overview:

Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd has been at the forefront of the evolution of cash and digital payments, building a robust payment infrastructure of the country while driving financial empowerment and enabling the social change.

Job Roles & Responsibilities:

• 24x7 proactive monitoring of server environment alerts via monitoring tool and Email
• Escalations and follow up with the IT System Admin team as well as specific application team on pending high-priority trouble tickets
• Prepare and maintain Documentation, server inventory and provide follow up status on identified tasks
• Monitoring Team with L1 Resources for All domains to cover 24x7 IT Environment (Server, Network,Storage and Database)
• Perform operations based on the documented procedures
• Assist in analysis of the reporting and alerts raised by various infrastructure devices
• Fine tuning of configuration to maintain performance and functionality of the monitoring solutions in place.

Skills:

• Good Linux administration skills in various flavors (CentOS, Ubuntu and Red hat, SUSE).
• Troubleshooting skills in Booting Problems
• Good skills in incidents tracking from Logs & Ticketing tools
• Good Skills in Shell Scripting
• Knowledge on Web servers (Apache, Nginx, Tomcat ...etc.)
• Additional Advantage: AWS, Nagios Cacti & MySQL

Experience:

2+ years.

Hitachi Values:

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

• Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect
• Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity
• Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge