Technical Specialist

Indus Systems; Mumbai; On-site; INR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Indus Systems in Maharashtra, India seeks a junior Linux System Administrator (0–2 years) to ensure system availability and perform routine maintenance. You will handle user accounts, file systems, and basic troubleshooting while supporting backups and incident response.

The role offers opportunities to learn VMware/KVM/OpenShift environments and grow with the team. Eligible candidates should have hands-on Linux experience, basic scripting, and good communication skills.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of hands-on Linux experience with common distros.
• Basic knowledge of SSH, file systems, permissions and process management.
• Familiarity with monitoring concepts and routine maintenance.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Linux servers and ensure system availability.
• Perform routine server health checks and maintenance activities.
• Create and manage user accounts, permissions, and file systems.
• Troubleshoot basic Linux OS issues and service-related incidents.
• Apply patches and updates as per procedures.
• Monitor system logs and escalate issues as needed.
• Support backup, restore, and disaster recovery tasks.
• Maintain operational documentation and reports.
• Coordinate with senior engineers for issue resolution.
• Participate in shift operations if required.

Skills

Linux basics

SSH

Networking basics

Troubleshooting

Shell scripting (basic)

Communication skills

Tools

VMware

KVM

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Type: Full time

Experience: 0-2 years

Location: Maharashtra, India

Responsibilities

• Monitor Linux servers and ensure system availability.
• Perform routine server health checks and maintenance activities.
• Create and manage user accounts, permissions, and file systems.
• Troubleshoot basic Linux OS issues and service-related incidents.
• Apply patches and updates as per organizational procedures.
• Monitor system logs and escalates issues when required.
• Support backup, restore, and disaster recovery activities.
• Maintain operational documentation and reports.
• Coordinate with senior engineers for issue resolution and project activities.
• Participate in shift operations, if required.

Requirements

• Basic hands-on experience with Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu).
• Understanding of Linux commands, file systems, permissions, and process management.
• Familiarity with SSH, networking fundamentals, and basic troubleshooting.
• Good understanding of server monitoring concepts.
• Basic shell scripting knowledge is desirable.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.

Preferred Skills

• Basic exposure to VMware, KVM, or other virtualization platforms.
• Awareness of containers, Kubernetes, or OpenShift concepts.
• Basic knowledge of OpenShift Virtualization will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS is beneficial but not mandatory.

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