Linux Systems Administrator

Experis Technology Group; Little Canada (MN); On-site; USD 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Health Savings Account

401(k) with match

Weekly Pay

Job summary

Experis Technology Group seeks a Systems Administrator in Little Canada, MN for 6 months on-site. You will manage Linux environments, perform provisioning, patches, and lifecycle updates to keep systems secure and reliable.

You’ll implement monitoring (Syslog, Splunk, ELK) and coordinate with development, security, and operations teams to improve overall reliability. Responsibilities include incident response, on-call readiness, and ensuring dependable service delivery for on-premise

Qualifications

• Deep Linux administration expertise including RHEL environment maintenance.
• Experience documenting infrastructure with diagrams and data flows.
• Knowledge of NFSv4 and Kerberos-based ACLs for file shares.

Responsibilities

• Administer on-premises Linux environments with focus on stability and reliability.
• Provision, patch, upgrade, and lifecycle-manage Linux systems.
• Collaborate with development, cybersecurity, networking, and operations teams.
• Implement monitoring with Syslog, Splunk, and ELK; support incident response.

Skills

RHEL administration

Linux system administration

Network file services (NFSv4)

Kerberos ACLs

DB backups

Proxmox virtualization

RedHat virt-who

System monitoring

Job description

Job Title: Systems Administrator Location: Little Canada, MN - 100% Onsite 6 Months Contract Pay Range: $32/hr to $36/hr on W2

Job Details

Support on-premises infrastructure and applications by administering Linux environments with a focus on stability, resilience, and dependable service delivery. Perform Linux OS provisioning, patching, upgrades, kernel updates, and lifecycle management to keep systems secure and operational. Improve product and development environment reliability by partnering with application development, cybersecurity, networking, and operations teams. Implement and maintain monitoring using Syslog, Splunk, and ELK to detect issues early and support faster incident response. Contribute to incident handling and on-call readiness by responding to infrastructure-related incidents and service disruptions.

What's Needed

• Deep Linux administration expertise, including RHEL environment administration, maintenance, and optimization.
• Experience with infrastructure documentation and visualization, including dependency diagrams, data-flow diagrams, and sequence diagrams.
• Knowledge of network file services, including NFSv4 and Kerberos-based ACLs for file shares and network storage devices.
• Ability to manage DB backups and configuration to support recoverability and operational continuity.
• Virtualization experience with Proxmox and RedHat virt-who, including support for platform reliability and operational efficiency.

Consultant Benefits (upon completion of waiting period)

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

We look forward to speaking with you!