Linux & Backup Administrator

Astek; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Astek invites an experienced Linux & Backup Administrator to join our client’s Infrastructure Operations team in Jeddah. You will manage Linux environments and enterprise backup solutions to ensure system availability, data protection, disaster recovery readiness, and compliance with SLAs.

The role covers provisioning, patching, hardening, monitoring, automation with Bash, Python or Ansible, and working with backup tools like Commvault, Veeam, NetBackup, Rubrik, or Dell NetWorker across on‑prem

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• 3–8 years of experience in Linux system administration.
• Hands-on experience managing enterprise backup platforms.
• Experience supporting production, high-availability, and mission-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux servers (RHEL, Rocky Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, SUSE).
• Perform provisioning, patching, upgrades, hardening, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor system performance, availability, capacity, and overall infrastructure health.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, groups, and authentication services.
• Configure and support services such as Apache, Nginx, SSH, DNS, NTP, and FTP.
• Troubleshoot OS, network, storage, and application issues.
• Administer enterprise backup solutions (Commvault, Veeam, NetBackup, Rubrik, Dell NetWorker).
• Configure backup policies, schedules, retention, encryption, and storage targets.
• Monitor backup jobs, investigate failures, and perform restores.
• Conduct backup validation and disaster recovery testing.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Develop automation scripts using Bash, Python, or Ansible.
• Monitor infrastructure with Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, or SolarWinds.
• Support virtualization and cloud-hosted Linux workloads (VMware, Hyper‑V, AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Maintain technical documentation and recovery plans.

Skills

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Python

Ansible

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Commvault

Veeam

NetBackup

Rubrik

Dell NetWorker

Job description

For one of our clients, we are looking for an experienced Linux & Backup Administrator to join their Infrastructure Operations team. This role is responsible for managing Linux environments and enterprise backup solutions, ensuring system availability, data protection, disaster recovery readiness, and compliance with organizational policies and SLAs.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux servers, including RHEL, Rocky Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, and SUSE.
• Perform server provisioning, patching, upgrades, hardening, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor system performance, availability, capacity, and overall infrastructure health.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, groups, and authentication services.
• Configure and support services such as Apache, Nginx, SSH, DNS, NTP, and FTP.
• Troubleshoot operating system, network, storage, and application-related issues.
• Administer enterprise backup solutions such as Commvault, Veeam, NetBackup, Rubrik, or Dell Networker.
• Configure backup policies, schedules, retention periods, encryption, and storage targets.
• Monitor backup jobs, investigate failures, and perform file, database, virtual machine, and application restores.
• Conduct backup validation and disaster recovery testing.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Develop automation scripts using Bash, Python, or Ansible.
• Monitor infrastructure using tools such as Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana, or SolarWinds.
• Support virtualization and cloud-hosted Linux workloads across VMware, Hyper‑V, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, recovery plans, and capacity reports.
• Support security audits, vulnerability remediation, compliance initiatives, and data protection requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
• 3–8 years of experience in Linux system administration.
• Hands‑on experience managing enterprise backup platforms.
• Experience supporting production, high‑availability, and mission‑critical environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems, including RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, or SUSE.
• Proficiency in Bash scripting and familiarity with Python or Ansible automation.
• Experience with one or more backup technologies, such as Commvault, Veeam, NetBackup, or Rubrik.
• Knowledge of SAN, NAS, NFS, and CIFS storage technologies.
• Understanding of VMware, Hyper‑V, or major cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, firewall concepts, monitoring, and alerting.
• Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity processes.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• RHCSA or RHCE
• LPIC
• Commvault Certified Professional
• Veeam VMCE
• ITIL Foundation