Linux Administrator

IDEMIA Public Security; Mumbai, Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA Public Security is seeking a Core Infrastructure Specialist to manage production-grade Linux servers and on-prem deployment at a banking client's premises in Mumbai. You will work with RHEL/CentOS, LVM, NFS/CIFS, and networking configurations, ensuring smooth deployment, monitoring, and audits.

The role emphasizes hands-on server administration, incident handling, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain secure, scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of Linux OS platforms (RHEL & CentOS) and strong troubleshooting skills.
• Linux filesystem permissions and ownership.
• Understanding of boot process and run levels; troubleshoot related issues.
• Experience with OS performance checks and troubleshooting.
• In-depth knowledge of LVM/VG/PV and related concepts.
• ACL management experience and access control expertise.
• Ability to generate monthly support reports and share with customer/HO team.
• Understanding of crontab scheduling and job automation.
• Experience with Multipath configuration and management.
• Networking basics: DNS, NFS, CIFS, and file sharing services.
• Networking: bonding, VLAN tagging, and related configurations.

Responsibilities

• Single point of contact for end customer or IDEMIA core team for all support-related queries.
• Manage ITSM tool interactions post-resolution of support queries.
• Support deployment of new applications and patches from UAT to production; participate in audits.
• Guide deployment and monitoring teams and coordinate with multiple teams; participate in DC/DR activities at customer premises.

Skills

Linux OS (RHEL/CentOS)

Filesystem permissions

Boot process

Run levels

Performance checks

LVM/VG/PV

ACL management

Support reporting

Crontab scheduling

Multipath

NFS/CIFS/DNS

Networking: bonding/VLAN

Tools

VMware ESXi

Oracle VM (OVM)

Job description

At IDEMIA,

we are passionate about shaping the future of secure identity and authentication solutions. Our innovative technologies play a crucial role in enhancing security, privacy, and convenience for individuals and organizations worldwide.

You may not know our name, but you have surely used our innovations and solutions. Our mission is to unlock the world and make it safer through cutting-edge identity technologies. Every day, around the globe, we are enabling citizens and consumers alike to perform their daily critical activities (such as pay, connect and travel), in the physical as well as digital space.

We are transforming their lives by making the world more secure and yet also more streamlined.

We have brought together complementary know-how and technologies that have never been combined before for both the physical and digital era: secured connectivity, secured payments and secured identity management. Cybersecurity, biometrics, large scale distributed systems and Cloud computing, analytics and smart devices are at the core of both our physical products and our software and systems.

We serve our clients in 180 countries thanks to our 15,000 employees worldwide.

About IDEMIA Public Security

We are dedicated to serving government and public security entities and, in so doing, IDEMIA is committed to the responsible use of technology for public safety. We develop cutting-edge biometrics technologies and identity verification systems that prioritize privacy, human rights and ensure fair and unbiased application.

We are also committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture and our impact on sustainability. For example, in 2023, the Life Cycle Assessment for Vision Pass SP revealed a 38% energy reduction, attributed to its sustainable smart power-saving mode

Rotational Shifts

Job Location - Mumbai at Banking client

We are looking for a Core team member, you should be familiar with best practices of infrastructure (on premises) deployment for production grade environment and good to have Devops skills to automate application deployment/management for deployed environment and production monitoring team on customer premises. Here are some examples of what your day could look like:

Skills required

• 1. In-depth knowledge of Linux OS platforms (RHEL & CentOS) & strong troubleshooting skills
• 2. Linux Filesystem, file permissions & ownership
• 3. Knowledge of boot process & control 4. Knowledge of Run level & troubleshoot issues related to specific service
• 5. OS performance checks & troubleshooting performance issue
• 6. In-depth knowledge of LVM/VG/PV and troubleshooting skills
• 7. ACL management
• 8. Monthly support report generation and sharing with customer and HO team
• 9. Understanding of crontab and scheduling of jobs
• 10. Multipath configuration and management
• 11. Network File Sharing Services; DNS, NFS and CIFS
• 12. Network configuration/management & troubleshooting (configuring bonding, vlan tagging)
• 13. Patching through Satellite & Client-side yum configuration
• 14. Satellite server configuration & management
• 15. Knowledge of different hardware architecture (HP, Dell servers) and implementation
• 16. Management of Linux servers and hypervisors like OVM server, VMware ESXi

Responsibilities

• Single Point of contact for end customer or IDEMIA core team for all support related queries within support scope.
• Working on customer ITSM tool post resolution of support query from customer.
• Helping team for production deployment of new application/application patch for existing application and Lead application qualification from UAT till production deployment. Actively Part of quarterly/ yearly audit compliance.
• Guiding deployment team and monitoring team time to time for improvement and providing/arranging help for team by coordinating with different teams. Part of DC/DR activity at customer premises.

We Offer

By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you can join the journey of a unique tech company. You can seize all the opportunities of our fast-paced environment. You can add your distinctive qualities to our global community. You can contribute to a safer world.

We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards. Were well established, and yet still agile. We arent too big, and we arent too small. And were transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world thats changing fast, too.

At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.

Our teams are close and collaborative; maintaining a dialogue and developing human connections matter to us. We are truly international and we know that diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance. We welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.

Each of our locations has its own advantages to offer a collaborative and friendly work environment.

IDEMIA. Expect the unexpected. Join the journey of a unique tech company.