Linux & VMware Infrastructure Engineer

SGS Consulting; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting is seeking an experienced Linux/infra administrator to manage large-scale Red Hat environments and storage migrations. You will coordinate with 200+ application teams, oversee VMware vSphere, and drive automation for operational efficiency.

The role requires strong scripting, problem-solving, and communication skills to ensure high availability and reliable IT services across production and development environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with 5–7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in IT infrastructure support, application support, cloud computing, or disaster recovery.
• Relevant certifications such as Azure Administrator, Oracle Cloud Administrator, VMware, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6–9 servers from hardware and OS perspectives.
• Coordinate and execute NFS storage migrations for units and infra projects.
• Manage migration activities with ~200 application teams.
• Discuss migration options with application teams and plan changes.
• Complete data migrations per schedules and project requirements.
• Manage VMware vSphere environments for highly available servers.
• Configure and maintain server processes, configurations, and backups.
• Monitor Linux and VMware platform health and performance.
• Maintain accurate server inventory in CMDB.
• Support production release management and IT change planning.
• Plan security patching activities for Linux platforms.
• Automate recurring processes with scripting and tools.
• Track infra issues and document technical details.
• Assist with racking/staging of physical servers.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for production systems.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and after-hours deployments.
• Provide technical expertise to maintain performance and reliability.
• Work with business/IT to ensure high service levels.
• Support requests for new devices and internal customer guidance.
• Evaluate emerging on-prem and cloud technologies.
• Plan infrastructure changes for business/IT environments.
• Ensure proper implementation across prod/dev environments.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes.
• Troubleshoot complex infra issues and make decisions.
• Support change management to minimize incidents.
• Follow direction from leads and managers while working independently.

Skills

Unix/Linux admin

Shell scripting

Python scripting

Team coordination

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

5–7 years of relevant experience

IT certifications (Azure, Oracle Cloud, VMware, RHEL)

Tools

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

VMware vSphere

NFS storage

SAN/NAS/RAID/Backups

Azure Cloud

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Zerto

Linux performance monitoring

Job description

SGS Consulting is seeking an experienced Linux/infra administrator to manage large-scale Red Hat environments and storage migrations. You will coordinate with 200+ application teams, oversee VMware vSphere, and drive automation for operational efficiency.

The role requires strong scripting, problem-solving, and communication skills to ensure high availability and reliable IT services across production and development environments.