Linux Systems Administrator

HCLTech; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, and

Employee assistance program

401(k) retirement plan

15–20 PTO days per year

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking an IT professional in Spring, Texas with 10+ years of Linux and infrastructure experience to manage RHEL OS, virtualization, and configuration management tooling. The role requires strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and project coordination across teams.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise with RHEL, Satellite administration, SAN migrations, dr/backup planning, and security tool usage. On-site role with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience with strong Linux administration and engineering background.
• Proficient in RHEL administration, troubleshooting, and performance management.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).

Skills

RHEL

RHEL 7/8/9

Satellite server

Cluster server

Kickstart

Identity Management

Hardware server

User & Performance Mgmt

Cron

Ansible/Chef/Puppet

VMware/Virtualization

Shell scripting

DR & recovery

Network troubleshooting

LVM

OS patching

Yum/RPM repositories

Security tools (SELinux/OSSEC/SSSD/Ker

Bare metal installs

SAN migration

Monitoring tools

Project planning

Communication skills

Tools

BMC Patrol

SolarWinds

Tivoli Monitoring

Job description

IT professional with 10 + years of experience and a mix of technical and process skills.

• Strong knowledge in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• Strong knowledge in RHEL 7/8/9 Linux Administration and Troubleshooting experience.
• Good knowledge of Satellite server administration, support and troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of Cluster server administration, support and troubleshooting.
• Good knowledge with configuring Kickstart servers and Identity Management.
• Good knowledge of hardware server.
• Strong knowledge of User and Performance Management.
• Strong knowledge of Cron
• Experience with RedHat Ansible/Chef/puppet configuration management tool.
• Good knowledge in VMware and Virtualization product.
• Knowledge Shell scripting (bash/ksh, PERL, Python)
• Strong knowledge of DR and recovery of OS.
• Strong network troubleshooting ability.
• Strong understanding of Logical volume manager.
• Strong understanding of OS patching and upgrade of OS.
• Understanding of Yum and RPM and how to create application repositories and synchronization of application repos
• Knowledge / use of security and password management software (selinux, ossec, sssd, LDAP, Kerberos)
• Ability to provision bare metal installs, configure, operate and maintain systems
• Strong troubleshooting skills of server booting issue.
• Good knowledge of SAN migration.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as BMC Patrol, SolarWind, Tivoli Monitoring
• Ability to plan and prioritize work and meet project deadlines
• Must be self-motivated and work well with other groups.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required.

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to HCL policies.

• medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance
• employee assistance program
• 401(k) retirement plan
• 10 days of paid time off (PTO) per year (some positions are eligible for unlimited PTO)
• 10 paid holidays per year

Disclaimer

HCL is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to [e-mail] for investigation.