Senior System Engineer (LINUX)

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

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Posted on 10/12/2026

Our client is a well known leading IT provider in Malaysia and currently looking for a Senior System Engineer (LINUX)in Department Information Technology. This role Reports to Asst. Manager-System Engineering.

The Senior Engineer, Linux is responsible for theadministration, security, automation, performance, and operational resilienceof enterprise Linux platforms across on-premises, AWS, and private cloudenvironments. The role serves as the subject matter expert for Red HatEnterprise Linux (RHEL) and Amazon Linux, ensuring systems remain secure,available, recoverable, and compliant with organizational and regulatoryrequirements.

The incumbent will lead Linux infrastructureinitiatives, drive automation and standardization, support business-criticalapplications, and provide technical guidance for Linux-related projects,operational improvements, and resilience program

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize RHEL andAmazon Linux servers across physical, VMware, AWS, and private cloudenvironments.
  
• Manage operating system installation, configuration, upgrades,patching, repositories, services, filesystems, LVM, storage, and serverlifecycle management.
  
• Support enterprise Linux services including DNS, NTP, SMTP relay,certificates, authentication, SSH, and directory service integrations.
  
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, health monitoring,and availability management for Linux platforms.
  
• Administer,maintain, troubleshoot, upgrade, and migrate application platforms running onLinux servers, including Apache Tomcat and other middleware components.
  
• Supportintegration between Grafana and enterprise monitoring platforms such asPrometheus, CloudWatch or other observability solutions.
  
• ExecuteLinux patching, vulnerability remediation, OS hardening, access reviews,certificate renewals, and configuration changes in accordance withchange-management procedures.
  
• Applysecure Linux configuration standards, investigate operating system andauthentication logs, and support endpoint, vulnerability, andprivileged-access controls.
  
• Developand maintain Bash,or AWS Systems Manager automation for provisioning,configuration, health checks, patching, reporting, and repetitiveoperational tasks.
  
• Maintainaccurate asset, configuration, access, patch, and operational records tosupport internal audits and regulatory requirements.
  
• Followapplicable IT policies, ITIL practices, BNM RMiT, MoF, and ISO 27001controls relevant to assigned systems and activities.

Backup, Recovery & Resilience

• Operate and monitor Linux storage,filesystems, mounts, multipathing, EBS volumes, backup agents, andrecovery processes across SAN/NAS, AWS, and private cloud environments.
  
• Perform scheduled backup verification,Linux file and system restoration tests, and disaster recovery exercises;document results and address identified gaps.
  
• Support Linux high availability, servicerecovery, and business continuity arrangements for mission-criticalservices, including after-hours activities when required.
• Create and maintain RHEL and Amazon Linuxbuild standards, SOPs, runbooks, architecture records, configurationdocuments, troubleshooting guides, and operational checklists.
• Identify recurring Linux issues andopportunities for automation, standardization, performance tuning,capacity optimization, and service improvement.
• Prepare clear operational reports,incident updates, root-cause inputs, and technical recommendations forreview by the Asst. Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, InformationTechnology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as RHCSA/RHCE, AWS Certified SysOpsAdministrator or Solutions Architect, VMware VCP, Microsoft certification, orITIL 4 Foundation are advantageous.
• Strong working knowledge of RHEL and Amazon Linux administration,with exposure to AWS, private cloud, Windows, virtualization, identity,storage, backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity practices.
• Awareness of BNM RMiT, MoF, ISO 27001, or other governancerequirements in a regulated environment is advantageous.
• Approximately3-6 years of hands-on experience in Linux systems administration, systemsengineering, or infrastructure operations.
• Practicalexperience supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Amazon Linux in enterpriseenvironments; exposure to other Linux distributions is advantageous.
• Experienceadministering Linux in hybrid infrastructure covering data center, VMware, AWS,and private cloud environments.
• Experiencewith incident, problem, change, patch, backup, monitoring, and technicaldocumentation processes.
• Strong hands-on RHEL and Amazon Linux administration andtroubleshooting skills.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, NTP, SMTP, certificates,storage, backup, clustering, high availability, disaster recovery, andinfrastructure monitoring.
• Practical ability to use Bash, Python, Ansible, AWS SystemsManager, or similar automation and configuration-management tools to improveoperational efficiency.
• Good understanding of Linux access control, authentication, OShardening, vulnerability remediation, secure configuration, and operationalrisk.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including concisetechnical documentation and stakeholder updates.
• Ability to prioritize work, collaborate across teams, takeownership of assigned tasks, and participate in after-hours support whenrequired.