Senior Linux Systems Engineer — Red Hat Focus (Contract)

Space Coast Credit Union; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 121,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

HSA match

Tuition Reimbursement

PTO + Holidays

Exclusive Discounts

Job summary

Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU) is seeking a Systems Engineer II to design, implement, maintain, and secure enterprise Linux platforms, primarily Red Hat Enterprise Linux, across on‑premises, virtual, and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes security hardening, compliance, automation (Bash, Python, Ansible), and operational excellence in a regulated financial services setting. A 6‑month contract-to-hire arrangement applies.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of Linux systems administration in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Scripting and support of virtualized infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Linux servers with Red Hat Linux and Ubuntu.
• Install, configure, patch, upgrade, and harden Linux OS and core services.
• Manage performance, availability, capacity, and health via monitoring and tuning.
• Implement security controls: SSH, PAM, SELinux, firewall, certificates.
• Support Linux workloads on on‑prem, virtualized, cloud, and hybrid platforms.
• Develop automation using Bash, Python, Ansible for provisioning and patching.
• Provide root cause analysis for infrastructure incidents.
• Assist with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Document runbooks, standards, and change records.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, network, database, cloud, and app teams.

Skills

RHEL

Ubuntu

Bash

Python

Ansible

VMware

Linux administration

Security hardening

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems / CS / CE

Tools

SCAP

STIG

CIS Benchmarks

VMware

Job description

Space Coast Credit Union (SCCU) is seeking a Systems Engineer II to design, implement, maintain, and secure enterprise Linux platforms, primarily Red Hat Enterprise Linux, across on‑premises, virtual, and cloud environments.

The role emphasizes security hardening, compliance, automation (Bash, Python, Ansible), and operational excellence in a regulated financial services setting. A 6‑month contract-to-hire arrangement applies.