Production Linux Systems Engineer - Patch & Security

GCS Recruitment; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer to join an engineering team supporting a live broadcast production environment. The role centers on patching, remediation, and validation of server vulnerabilities across a Linux-based production stack.

You will work closely with senior engineers, perform hands-on Linux administration, coordinate patch cycles, and document remediation activities while following change-control procedures to maintain system stability.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux systems administration experience.
• Hands-on production server patching and maintenance.
• Experience identifying, troubleshooting, and remediating cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
• Ability to troubleshoot systems within complex networking environments.
• Experience following established engineering procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on patching and maintenance of production Linux servers, including controlled reboots and post-patch validation.
• Review cybersecurity vulnerability tickets, understand the underlying issues, and determine remediation approaches.
• Troubleshoot Linux systems and applications within complex production and networking environments.
• Coordinate server shutdowns, patching, reactivation, and validation with senior engineering staff.
• Maintain clear and accurate documentation of completed remediation and patching activities.
• Support occasional Windows server patching and vendor application updates.
• Work closely with senior engineers and the broader team to safely reduce the backlog of outstanding vulnerabilities.
• Follow established engineering procedures and change‑control practices when working on production systems.

Skills

Linux administration

Patch management

Vulnerability remediation

Networking troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Change control

Scripting (Bash/Python)

AWS EC2

Monitoring tools

Tools

Grafana

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

GCS Recruitment is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer to join an engineering team supporting a live broadcast production environment. The role centers on patching, remediation, and validation of server vulnerabilities across a Linux-based production stack.

You will work closely with senior engineers, perform hands-on Linux administration, coordinate patch cycles, and document remediation activities while following change-control procedures to maintain system stability.