Senior Linux Engineer - Cloud, On-Prem & Automation

MindMerge Consulting; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

MindMerge Consulting in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia is seeking a Senior System Engineer (Linux) to manage enterprise Linux platforms across on‑prem, AWS, and private cloud. You will lead Linux infrastructure initiatives, drive automation, and ensure security and resilience of critical applications.

This role reports to the Asst. Manager-System Engineering and requires strong RHEL/Amazon Linux expertise, 3–6 years of hands‑on experience, and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field.
• 3–6 years hands-on Linux systems administration or infrastructure operations.
• Strong RHEL and Amazon Linux administration with cloud exposure (AWS).
• Awareness of governance standards (BNM RMiT, MoF, ISO 27001) is advantageous.
• RHCSA/RHCE and AWS certifications are beneficial.
• Experience with automation tools (Bash, Python, Ansible) and AWS Systems Manager.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, monitor, and optimize RHEL and Amazon Linux across on‑prem, VMware, AWS, and private cloud.
• Manage OS installation, patching, services, filesystems, and server lifecycle management.
• Support DNS, NTP, SMTP, certificates, authentication, and directory service integrations.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and availability management for Linux platforms.
• Develop and maintain automation for provisioning, health checks, patching, reporting, and tasks.
• Ensure security, vulnerability remediation, and compliance; lead automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with teams and provide guidance for Linux-related projects and resilience.
• Document runbooks, architecture records, and operational checklists for audits.

Skills

RHEL administration

Linux performance tuning

Automation scripting

Cloud platforms

VMware

Security hardening

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

AWS

VMware

Grafana

Prometheus

CloudWatch

Bash

Python

Ansible

AWS Systems Manager

Job description

MindMerge Consulting in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia is seeking a Senior System Engineer (Linux) to manage enterprise Linux platforms across on‑prem, AWS, and private cloud. You will lead Linux infrastructure initiatives, drive automation, and ensure security and resilience of critical applications.

This role reports to the Asst. Manager-System Engineering and requires strong RHEL/Amazon Linux expertise, 3–6 years of hands‑on experience, and relevant certifications.