Red Hat Linux Administrator | Ansible & 24x7 Support

Systems Arabia; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Systems Arabia is seeking a Red Hat Linux Administrator to maintain RHEL environments across development, testing, and production. You will manage OS patching, hardening, and security, while ensuring availability and performance of critical systems.

The role requires 4–6 years of hands-on Linux experience, strong RHEL skills, and familiarity with ITIL processes. Shell scripting or Ansible experience is essential for automating tasks.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in Linux system administration, preferably in enterprise production environments.
• Strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration and troubleshooting.
• Good understanding of Linux networking, filesystems, storage, DNS, SSH, systemd, processes, and permissions.
• Experience with OS patching, server hardening, vulnerability remediation, and configuration management.
• Hands-on experience with Shell scripting and/or Ansible.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, backup, and enterprise infrastructure tools.
• Experience working in 24x7 production support environments and following ITIL-based operational processes.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and incident-management skills.
• RHCSA/RHCE certification or equivalent experience will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers across enterprise environments.
• Perform OS installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and system hardening.
• Monitor server health, performance, capacity, and availability, and troubleshoot system-level issues.
• Manage users, groups, permissions, services, filesystems, processes, and system configurations.
• Support production environments and participate in incident, problem, and change management activities.
• Implement security best practices, vulnerability remediation, and configuration standards.
• Automate routine administrative tasks using Shell scripting and/or Ansible.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and system configuration records.

Skills

Red Hat Linux

RHEL administration

Shell scripting

Ansible

System hardening

Incident management

Linux networking

OS patching

Monitoring & logging

ITIL processes

RHCSA/RHCE

Tools

Ansible

Job description

Systems Arabia is seeking a Red Hat Linux Administrator to maintain RHEL environments across development, testing, and production. You will manage OS patching, hardening, and security, while ensuring availability and performance of critical systems.

The role requires 4–6 years of hands-on Linux experience, strong RHEL skills, and familiarity with ITIL processes. Shell scripting or Ansible experience is essential for automating tasks.