Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) / Rocky Linux Consultant - 100% REMOTE

Simple Solutions; Jacksonville (FL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Simple Solutions is seeking a Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) / Rocky Linux Consultant for a 6-month advisory engagement. The role is 100% remote, with a commitment of 8 hours per week, and carries no hands-on system administration.

You will serve as a subject matter expert for Rocky Linux environments, focusing on architecture guidance and performance optimization, delivering written recommendations and KPI reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Rocky Linux (mandatory).
• Solid knowledge of Rocky Linux OS internals and administration concepts.
• Understanding of compute, storage, and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with Linux performance and stability analysis.
• Knowledge of patching, security hardening, and OS lifecycle management on RockyLinux.
• Ability to produce clear technical recommendations and documentation.
• Strong customer-facing communication and advisory skills.
• Senior-level experience in enterprise infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Assess Rocky Linux environments and identify optimization opportunities.
• Provide recommendations for compute, storage, and network configurations on RockyLinux platforms.
• Analyze the client system and storage performance and suggest Rocky Linux tuning strategies.
• Advise on capacity planning and resource utilization for Rocky Linux systems.
• Recommend operational best practices and incident prevention strategies.
• Guide on automation and workflow optimization in Rocky Linux environments.
• Provide patch management, security hardening, and OS lifecycle planning guidance for Rocky Linux.
• Review documentation and deliver knowledge transfer sessions.
• Prepare written recommendation reports and KPI tracking.
• Participate in regular customer advisory and review sessions.
• No hands-on configuration or remediation.
• No system administration or production changes.
• No staff augmentation or 24/7 operational support.

Skills

Rocky Linux

Linux internals

Compute fundamentals

Performance analysis

Patch management

Security hardening

Technical documentation

Customer-facing advisory

Enterprise infrastructure

Job description

Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) / Rocky Linux Consultant - 100% REMOTE

Jacksonville, United States | Posted on 02/04/2026

Job Title:Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) / Rocky Linux Consultant

Job Summary:

SME for Architecture in Linux Red Hat

Role: Dedicated Support Engineer – Rocky LinuxInfrastructure (Advisory).

Duration: 6 months (8 hours a week)

Experience: Minimum 10-12+ overall years Centos Red Hat “Fedora”

Role Summary

• Focuson performance, stability, security, and operational excellence
  
• Advisory-onlyrole (no hands-on implementation or system administration)
  

Key Responsibilities

• AssessRockyLinux environments and identify optimization opportunities
  
• Providerecommendations for compute, storage, and network configurations on RockyLinux platforms
  
• Analyzes the client system and storage performance and suggest Rocky Linux tuning strategies
  
• Adviseon capacity planning and resource utilization for Rocky Linux systems
  
• Recommendoperational best practices and incident prevention strategies
  
• Guideon automation and workflow optimization in Rocky Linux environments
  
• Providepatch management, security hardening, and OS lifecycle planning guidancefor Rocky Linux
  
• Reviewdocumentation and deliver knowledge transfer sessions
  
• Preparewritten recommendation reports and KPI tracking
  
• Participatein regular customer advisory and review sessions
  
• Nohands-on configuration or remediation
  
• Nosystem administration or production changes
  
• Nostaff augmentation or 24/7 operational support
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Stronghands-on experience withRocky Linux (mandatory)
  
• Solidknowledge of Rocky Linux OS internals and administration concepts
  
• Understandingof compute, storage, and networking fundamentals
  
• Experiencewith Linux performance and stability analysis
  
• Knowledgeof patching, security hardening, and OS lifecycle management on RockyLinux
  
• Abilityto produce clear technical recommendations and documentation
  
• Strongcustomer-facing communication and advisory skills
  
• Senior-levelexperience in enterprise infrastructure environments
  

Preferred

• RockyLinux / RHEL certifications (RHCE/RHCSA or equivalent)
  
• Experiencein consulting or advisory roles