Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Insight Global (United States); Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Linux Infrastructure Engineer to provide hands-on administration and operational support for enterprise Red Hat Linux environments. You will manage server lifecycles, apply patches, remediate vulnerabilities, automate tasks with Ansible, and contribute to modernization initiatives.

The role requires strong Linux administration skills, scripting, and experience across on-prem, VMware, and cloud environments, with a focus on security, reliability, and automation to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT, CS, or Engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on Enterprise Linux Administration experience.
• Strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration experience.
• Experience provisioning, configuring, patching, upgrading, troubleshooting, and remediation.
• Hands-on Ansible experience for automation and configuration management.
• Bash or Python scripting experience.
• Strong Linux networking knowledge (DNS, storage, filesystems, authentication, access controls, package management).
• Experience with incident, change, problem, and service management processes.
• Experience supporting production environments and on-call rotations.
• Certifications in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ansible are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support enterprise Red Hat Linux environments.
• Provision, configure, patch, upgrade, maintain, and decommission Linux servers.
• Perform monthly patching, kernel updates, vulnerability remediation, and maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot Linux OS, storage, filesystem, networking, authentication, and application issues.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and workflows.
• Create Bash/Python scripts to improve operational efficiency.
• Contribute to IaC initiatives using Terraform and related technologies.
• Respond to production incidents, escalations, and high-priority troubleshooting efforts.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Apply Linux hardening standards and security best practices.
• Support Linux infrastructure across on-prem, VMware, and cloud environments.
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and procedures.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, cloud, networking, database, monitoring, and application teams.
• Participate in on-call support and planned maintenance windows.

Skills

RHEL Administration

Ansible Automation

Bash Scripting

Python Scripting

Linux Networking

Incident & Change Mgmt

CI/CD Pipelines

Cloud Platforms

VMware

Terraform

Docker / Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Engineering

Tools

Ansible Automation Platform

Terraform

VMware

Azure

AWS

GCP

Git

CI/CD

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Description

Day to Day:

• Administer and support enterprise Red Hat Linux environments
• Provision, configure, patch, upgrade, maintain, and decommission Linux servers
• Perform monthly patching, kernel updates, vulnerability remediation, and maintenance activities
• Troubleshoot Linux OS, storage, filesystem, networking, authentication, and application issues
• Develop and maintain Ansible automation playbooks, roles, and workflows
• Create Bash/Python scripts to improve operational efficiency
• Contribute to Infrastructure as Code initiatives using Terraform and related technologies
• Respond to production incidents, escalations, and high-priority troubleshooting efforts
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Apply Linux hardening standards and security best practices
• Support Linux infrastructure across on-prem, VMware, and cloud environments
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and procedures
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, cloud, networking, database, monitoring, and application teams
• Participate in on-call support and planned maintenance windows

Job Description:Insight Global is seeking a Linux Infrastructure Engineer for a leading energy and utilities client. This individual will provide hands-on administration and operational support for enterprise Red Hat Linux environments, ensuring platform reliability, security, compliance, and performance. The engineer will be responsible for server lifecycle management, enterprise patching, vulnerability remediation, automation development, incident response, and infrastructure modernization initiatives. This role requires strong expertise in Linux administration, Ansible automation, scripting, and production operations. The ideal candidate is comfortable supporting business-critical environments, collaborating with cross-functional infrastructure teams, and driving operational excellence through automation, security best practices, and continuous improvement.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on Enterprise Linux Administration experience
• Strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration experience
• Experience with Linux provisioning, configuration, maintenance, patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, and vulnerability remediation
• Hands-on Ansible experience for automation and configuration management
• Bash, Python, or similar scripting experience
• Strong Linux networking knowledge including DNS, storage, filesystems, authentication, access controls, and package management
• Experience with incident management, change management, problem management, and service management processes
• Experience supporting production environments and participating in on-call rotations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux certifications
• Ansible Automation Platform / Ansible Tower
• Terraform
• VMware
• Azure, AWS, or GCP cloud experience
• Git and CI/CD pipelines
• ServiceNow or Jira
• Monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
• Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, OpenShift, AKS, or EKS
• Security+, Cloud, or Kubernetes certifications
• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical, regulated, SOX, or NERC CIP environments

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.