Senior Linux Administrator - Remote Enterprise Migrations

Futurex Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Career growth

Executive visibility

Job summary

Futurex Solutions is seeking an experienced Linux Administrator for permanent remote work. You will own enterprise Linux environments, manage migrations, patching, and DR planning across on-prem and cloud, employing RHEL, Oracle Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Rocky Linux.

The role requires strong scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible), VMware/AWS/Azure familiarity, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Excellent English and remote-work eligibility are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline.
• Minimum 10+ years in enterprise Linux administration.
• Hands-on experience with RHEL, Oracle Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Rocky Linux.
• Experience planning and executing large-scale Linux migrations.
• Proficiency in Shell scripting (Bash), Python, and Ansible.
• Knowledge of VMware, AWS, and Azure environments.
• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSH).
• Excellent written and verbal English communication; remote collaboration.
• Eligible to work permanently remote.

Responsibilities

• Administer enterprise Linux environments (RHEL, Oracle Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, Rocky Linux).
• Plan and execute complex server, OS, data center, and cloud migrations with zero downtime.
• Perform Linux installations, configurations, patching, kernel upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Manage storage, backups, replication, and disaster recovery.
• Automate tasks with Shell, Python, and Ansible.
• Monitor performance, security logs, resources, and high-availability clusters.
• Develop migration runbooks, cutover plans, and rollback procedures.
• Collaborate with application, database, network, and cloud teams.

Skills

Hands-on Linux administration

RHEL

Oracle Linux

CentOS

Ubuntu

Rocky Linux

Shell scripting

Python

Ansible

VMware

AWS

Azure

Networking fundamentals

英文沟通能力

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Nagios

Zabbix

Job description

Futurex Solutions is seeking an experienced Linux Administrator for permanent remote work. You will own enterprise Linux environments, manage migrations, patching, and DR planning across on-prem and cloud, employing RHEL, Oracle Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Rocky Linux.

The role requires strong scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible), VMware/AWS/Azure familiarity, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Excellent English and remote-work eligibility are essential.