Systems Engineer (Onsite, Lahore, PKR Salary)

HR POD Careers; Lahore; On-site; PKR 2,790,000 - 4,241,000; Full time

Job summary

HR POD Careers seeks an experienced Linux systems administrator/infrastructure engineer in Lahore to manage a large fleet of Linux servers, patch, harden, and troubleshoot across bare-metal and cloud environments.

You will design networking, deploy NFS storage, automate with Ansible, and build observability using Grafana. Collaborate with Platform Engineering and SRE to improve reliability and security.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Linux systems administration or infrastructure engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of Linux internals and troubleshooting across OS, kernel, storage, and performance.
• Solid TCP/IP networking fundamentals with hands-on troubleshooting.
• Experience operating NFS and other shared storage in production.
• Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Administer, patch, and harden a large fleet of Linux servers across bare-metal and cloud.
• Troubleshoot OS, kernel, performance, and hardware issues to identify root causes.
• Design, configure, and manage TCP/IP networking including routing, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, and firewalls.
• Deploy and manage NFS storage and other shared file systems for high-throughput workloads.
• Automate provisioning and remediation using Ansible and IaC practices.
• Build and maintain monitoring and dashboards using Grafana; manage tickets in ServiceNow and JIRA.
• Own capacity planning, OS lifecycle, standard builds, and image management.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering and SRE on reliability and security.
• Document standards, runbooks, and procedures to reduce toil.

Skills

Linux systems admin

Linux internals

Networking fundamentals

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Troubleshooting

Capacity planning

Linux OS patching

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Ansible

Grafana

ServiceNow

JIRA

Kubernetes/Slurm

NFS/Shared storage

Lustre/Ceph/GPFS

RHCSA/RHCE

CCNA/Cloud certs

Job description

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in Linux systems administration or infrastructure engineering at scale.
• Strong knowledge of Linux internals with hands-on troubleshooting skills across the OS, kernel, storage, and system performance.
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals with hands-on network troubleshooting experience.
• Hands-on experience operating NFS and other shared storage systems in production environments.
• Proven experience with configuration management using Ansible.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Grafana and ticketing tools such as ServiceNow and JIRA.
• Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting for automation.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field/experience.
• Experience operating GPU servers, HPC, or AI infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Slurm, or other cluster schedulers.
• Exposure to storage technologies such as Lustre, GPFS/Spectrum Scale, or Ceph.
• Knowledge of InfiniBand or RDMA and high-performance networking.
• Familiarity with or working knowledge of AI coding tools such as Claude, OpenAI, or other similar tools to accelerate automation and troubleshooting.
• Relevant certifications such as RHCSA/RHCE, CCNA, or cloud provider certifications.

Responsibilities:

• Administer, patch, and harden a large fleet of Linux servers, including RHEL, Rocky, and Ubuntu, across bare-metal and cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot complex OS, kernel, performance, and hardware issues to identify and resolve root causes.
• Design, configure, and manage TCP/IP networking, including routing, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, and network bonding.
• Deploy and manage NFS storage and other shared file systems for high-throughput workloads.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and remediation using Ansible and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and dashboards using Grafana and related observability tools.
• Manage operational workflows through ticketing systems such as ServiceNow (SNOW) and JIRA.
• Own capacity planning, OS lifecycle management, standardized system builds, and image management.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering and SRE teams on reliability, security, and the rollout of new services.
• Document standards, runbooks, and procedures while continuously reducing operational toil.

Working Hours:

8 PM - 4 AM