Senior Linux Systems Administrator - RHEL & Automation

Talentify; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 76,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K

Sick Pay

Job summary

Genesis10 is seeking a Red Hat Linux Administrator for a remote contract role with a Global Financial Institution. The position supports a large Hadoop ecosystem on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, focusing on OS lifecycle management and automation.

This is a 12+ month contract with strong emphasis on uptime and HA operations. Responsibilities include patching, system hardening, managing large-scale Linux environments, and developing automation to reduce repetitive tasks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Linux system administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in RHEL 8.x/9.x including patching, upgrades, and hardening.
• Proficiency with automation and scripting using Ansible, BladeLogic, and Bash/Shell.

Responsibilities

• Perform OS lifecycle management including installations, kernel patching, updates, upgrades, and library management.
• Manage Linux file systems ensuring performance, capacity, and integrity.
• Automate patching and remediation using BladeLogic, Ansible, and shell scripting.

Skills

Linux admin

RHEL 8.x/9.x

Automation scripting

Ansible

BladeLogic

Bash/Shell scripting

OpenShift

Hadoop

Tools

BladeLogic

Ansible

OpenShift

Hadoop

Job description

Genesis10 is seeking a Red Hat Linux Administrator for a remote contract role with a Global Financial Institution. The position supports a large Hadoop ecosystem on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, focusing on OS lifecycle management and automation.

This is a 12+ month contract with strong emphasis on uptime and HA operations. Responsibilities include patching, system hardening, managing large-scale Linux environments, and developing automation to reduce repetitive tasks.