Senior Linux Cloud & Automation Engineer - Remote

ServerHub Inc.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leaves

Fully remote setup

Job summary

ServerHub Inc. is seeking a Senior Linux System Engineer to join our remote-first team in Cebu City. You will manage high-availability hosting platforms, optimize performance, and secure Linux-based environments across CentOS, Ubuntu, and RHEL.

You will lead escalation, automation, and DevOps tasks using Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform, and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). Strong knowledge of web hosting stacks and on-call production operations are essential.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of hands-on Linux system administration in hosting/cloud environments.
• 7+ years in a senior role or Level 3 engineer position.
• KVM and Libvirt expertise with extensive experience.
• Expert knowledge of web hosting technologies (cPanel, Plesk, WHM, LAMP/LEMP stacks).
• Strong scripting in Perl, Bash, and Python.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Networking expertise including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, firewalls and load balancing.
• Familiarity with RAID/SAN/NAS and distributed storage.
• Experience in a 24/7 production environment with on-call duties.
• Ability to build and configure servers from scratch.
• Certifications such as RHCE, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, or Kubernetes CK A are a plus.
• Good English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as escalation point (L3) for complex server, hosting, and network issues.
• Diagnose and resolve critical system failures, outages, and performance problems.
• Manage Linux-based hosting environments (CentOS, Ubuntu, RHEL).
• Administer and optimize web servers (Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed), databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), and caching (Redis, Memcached).
• Build and deploy servers with secure, high-performance configurations.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for provisioning and config management.
• Use Ansible/Terraform or similar tools for infrastructure deployments.
• Deploy and manage KVM, OpenStack, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes environments.
• Support cloud hosting solutions (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
• Implement security best practices (firewall, SELinux/AppArmor, IDS/IPS).
• Perform vulnerability assessments and patch management.
• Set up monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, Nagios) and participate in on-call rotations.
• Collaborate with NOC, DevOps, and Engineering; mentor L1/L2 engineers.

Skills

11+ years Linux administration

7+ years in senior/level 3

KVM/ Libvirt expert

Web hosting tech (cPanel, Plesk, WHM,L

LAMP/LEMP stacks

Scripting: Perl, Bash, Python

Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Firewall

RAID, SAN, NAS, storage

24/7 on-call production support

Server build/deploy from ground up

RHCE, AWS SysOps, CK A/Kubernetes

English communication

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

ServerHub Inc. is seeking a Senior Linux System Engineer to join our remote-first team in Cebu City. You will manage high-availability hosting platforms, optimize performance, and secure Linux-based environments across CentOS, Ubuntu, and RHEL.

You will lead escalation, automation, and DevOps tasks using Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform, and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). Strong knowledge of web hosting stacks and on-call production operations are essential.