Senior Linux Systems Engineer (Permanent, Banking)

GMP Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GMP Technologies in Singapore is seeking a Senior Linux Systems Engineer to manage the full lifecycle of Red Hat Linux servers in a banking environment, including installation, configuration, patching, hardening, and performance tuning. You will develop security policies, ensure regulatory compliance with MAS, and lead remediation with implementation teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in IT/CS, Red Hat certification, 8+ years of hands-on Linux experience in financial services, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS or related field.
• Red Hat certification (RHCE/RHCSA or equivalent) mandatory.
• “8+ years hands-on Linux admin experience in Banking/FS.”
• Strong Linux deployment, tuning, and clustering skills.
• Experience with automation tools: Ansible, Foreman.
• Knowledge of cloud architectures, especially Azure.
• Experience with monitoring tools like SolarWinds.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of Red Hat Linux servers: install, configure, patch, and recover.
• Develop and enforce security policies; ensure MAS/Bank compliance and audits.
• Identify root causes and guide remediation with implementation teams.
• Provide leadership/guidance to supervisors; monitor performance and address issues.
• Adhere to change management; conduct testing and sign-off.
• Generate weekly/monthly status reports and maintain inventories.

Skills

Linux expertise

Automation scripting

Capacity planning

Security policy design

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

Foreman

Ansible

SolarWinds

OpenShift

Azure

Job description

Job Openings Senior Linux Systems Engineer (Permanent, Banking)

About the job Senior Linux Systems Engineer (Permanent, Banking)

• Manage the full lifecycle of Redhat Linux servers, including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, OS backup and recovery, capacity planning, performance tuning, account management, system hardening, and patching.
• Develop and enforce system security policies, schedule maintenance, and ensure regular vulnerability patches to comply with Bank and MAS policies and regulatory audits.
• Identify root causes, collaborate with implementation teams to formulate and execute remediation plans, and provide expert guidance throughout the process.
• Work independently or as part of a leadership team, offering expert guidance to supervisors, monitoring system performance, and proactively addressing potential issues.
• Adhere to change management procedures, ensuring thorough testing and sign-off while conducting system performance monitoring and testing.
• Generate weekly and monthly reports, communicate status updates and escalations to technical teams, manage documentation, and maintain up-to-date system inventories and technical information.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business IT, or a related field, or its equivalent
• Certified in Redhat or Redhat Linux is required
• Over 8 years of hands-on technical experience in installing and administering the latest version of Redhat within a Banking or Financial Services environment
• Extensive expertise in Linux systems, including deployment, bash scripting, automation, OpenShift, high availability clusters, disk volume management, and system partitioning
• Proficient in using automation tools such as Foreman and Ansible
• In-depth knowledge of cloud-based systems and architectures, particularly Azure
• Experience with system monitoring tools, including SolarWinds.

GMP Technologies (S) Pte Ltd | EA Licence: 11C3793 | Tang Lee Ling | Registration No: R1106845

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