Linux Engineer

Manatal; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Manatal is seeking a skilled IT professional in Hyderabad with 6-9 years of experience to manage and maintain a large-scale server farm primarily on Linux and UNIX. The role includes Level 2 support, system optimisation, and deployment of software updates. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, experience with Azure and OCI, and strong scripting skills. The position offers a hybrid work model and requires the ability to work shifts (24/7).

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of progressive experience in support & engineering capacities.
• Self-starter with strong work habits.
• Experience in maintaining large numbers of UNIX servers.

Responsibilities

• Work on the growth and maintenance of a large-scale server farm primarily on Linux and UNIX.
• Provide Level 2 support for systems and applications.
• Support the installation, optimisation, troubleshooting, and security of IT systems.

Skills

UNIX/Linux fundamentals

Scripting (Ruby, Perl, shell)

VMWARE

System administration with RedHat, OEL, AIX, Solaris

Azure and OCI administration

TCP/IP, BIND, LDAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

VERITAS cluster servers (VCS)

HP and Dell servers

Chef / Puppet Engine

Job description

Job Experience

Experience: 6 - 9 Years

Work Type

Work Type: Hybrid

Employment Type

Employment Type: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• This position will be part of a talented team that is responsible for the growth, ongoing maintenance and development of a large-scale server farm running primarily on Linux and UNIX.
• Provide Level 2 support for complex systems and applications, rolling out new systems, maintaining, migrating, upgrading, and improving the long‑term performance of the systems.
• Perform as a senior member of the systems administration team to support the installation, optimisation, integration, troubleshooting, backup, recovery, modification, security and upgrading of IT systems and components to provide services that enable customers to effectively apply IT to business requirements.
• Have knowledge of tools and mechanisms for distributing new or upgraded software to ensure customers receive current versions of supported software, as they become available.
• Shall be able to work with other senior staff to recommend and design systems architecture and topology from both general and specific perspectives. Provide L3 support on an on‑call support rotation model.
• Identifying recommended and security patches for our platforms.
• Testing the deployment of identified patch bundles and application integration scripting.
• As part of the role, you will be required to work in shifts (24*7).

Capabilities & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent experience in IT.
• 7‑10 years of progressive experience in support & engineering capacities.
• The ideal candidate must be a self‑starter with strong work habits and have mid‑level career experience in maintaining large numbers of UNIX servers.
• Experience with administering servers and storage within Azure cloud environments and OCI (Oracle Cloud).
• Deep understanding of UNIX/Linux fundamentals and concepts.
• Extensive system administration experience with RedHat, OEL, AIX, Solaris and other Linux flavours.
• Experience in managing VERITAS cluster servers (VCS) – good to have.
• Hands‑on experience with HP and Dell bare‑metal server deployments.
• Proven experience in VMWARE running large‑scale virtualised environments.
• Scripting experience, specifically with Ruby, Perl and shell scripting language to automate existing workloads and routine system‑admin tasks.
• Experience with Chef / Puppet Engine will be a big plus.
• In‑depth knowledge of TCP/IP, BIND, LDAP and other core technologies such as Sendmail, NTP, FCIP, iSCSI, SAN and NAS etc.