Linux Admin — Systems Administration

Unisys; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) match

Healthcare

Health savings account matching

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Unisys is seeking a senior Linux Systems Administrator to provide direction for Linux across multi-site environments. You will lead installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, incident response, compliance, and reliability improvements, aligning infrastructure with long-term business needs.

The role involves cross-team guidance, architectural input, and translating business needs into scalable infrastructure plans, including disaster recovery and cloud readiness in OCI or Azure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years relevant experience, master’s degree preferred.
• Expert Linux administration and enterprise infrastructure design.
• Experience with Red Hat Linux including KVM and clustering; experience with AIX.
• Automation with Ansible and Python.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery and high availability in OCI or Azure.
• U.S. citizenship and U.S. residency required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot Linux hardware, software, applications, and connectivity across distributed environments.
• Resolve daily incidents and improve system availability and reliability.
• Support system compliance, testing, staging, operational procedures, and system run enhancements.
• Advise on infrastructure design and resolve complex systems issues across the organization.
• Translate longer-term business needs into systems and infrastructure plans.
• Balance team workloads and provide technical and procedural guidance to colleagues.

Skills

Linux administration

Ansible

Python

Disaster recovery

High availability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Red Hat Linux

KVM

AIX

VMware

Job description

Role overview

Provide senior-level administration and technical direction for Linux systems across multiple locations. The role covers installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, incident response, compliance, and reliability improvements, while helping align infrastructure design with long-term business needs. It may also include team coordination and guidance on complex, business-critical issues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot Linux hardware, software, applications, and connectivity across distributed environments.
• Resolve daily incidents and recommend changes that improve system availability and reliability.
• Support system compliance, testing, staging, operational procedures, and system run enhancements.
• Advise on infrastructure design and resolve complex systems issues across the organization.
• Translate longer-term business needs into systems and infrastructure plans.
• Where assigned, balance team workloads and provide technical and procedural guidance to colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least eight years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Expert Linux administration skills and experience designing enterprise infrastructure.
• Experience with Red Hat Linux, including KVM and clustering, as well as AIX.
• Experience with automation tools and scripting, such as Ansible and Python.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery and high availability, including in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or Microsoft Azure environments.
• U.S. citizenship and U.S. residency are required.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Unix and VMware.

Benefits and work setup

• Benefits include paid time off, a 401(k) match, healthcare, health savings account matching, and learning opportunities. A master’s degree is preferred.