Senior Linux & Cloud Automation Engineer

Teknita LLC; Downey (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Teknita LLC is seeking an experienced Linux System Administrator to manage enterprise computing across private and public clouds (AWS/Azure/GCP). The role emphasizes Linux administration, security, monitoring, and automation in a high-availability environment.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of Linux admin experience, 4+ years automating with Ansible, Python, and scripting, plus VMware vCenter/ESXi familiarity. On-site work in CA with on-call rotation is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience administering RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, SUSE, and Debian.
• 4+ years developing automation using Ansible, Shell scripting, and Python.
• Experience with security and threat mitigation tools.
• Experience with VMware, vCenter, and ESXi.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Linux systems across private and public clouds.
• Maintain system availability for network, storage, compute, and software.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and procedures.
• Perform patch planning, vulnerability assessments, and patching.
• Monitor, tune, and report on performance; capacity planning.
• Collaborate with System Admins, Developers, Cybersecurity, and Ops.
• Participate in 24×7 on-call rotation.

Skills

Linux admin

Automation

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Scripting

Cloud platforms

On-call experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Python

Shell scripting

VMware vCenter/ESXi

Job description

Teknita LLC is seeking an experienced Linux System Administrator to manage enterprise computing across private and public clouds (AWS/Azure/GCP). The role emphasizes Linux administration, security, monitoring, and automation in a high-availability environment.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of Linux admin experience, 4+ years automating with Ansible, Python, and scripting, plus VMware vCenter/ESXi familiarity. On-site work in CA with on-call rotation is required.