Senior Linux Systems Engineer - RHEL, VMware & AWS

The Clearing House; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clearing House is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer in Charlotte to design, build, operate, and secure large-scale RHEL server infrastructure in a 24x7 enterprise setting. The role spans on-premises VMware and AWS cloud environments, requiring hands-on expertise and the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related field and strong experience with RHEL 8.x/9.x, VMware, AWS, and scripting tools.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux in a large enterprise.
• Experience with VMware virtualization and AWS cloud environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, incident response, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to document technical work clearly for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and support enterprise RHEL server platforms across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Implement security hardening standards and configuration baselines for RHEL.
• Collaborate with Security, Architecture, and Operations teams for patching and upgrades.
• Participate in 24x7 on-call rotations and provide after-hours support as needed.

Skills

RHEL expertise

Troubleshooting

Automation mindset

Communication

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

VMware

AWS

Bash

Python

Ansible

Job description

The Clearing House is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer in Charlotte to design, build, operate, and secure large-scale RHEL server infrastructure in a 24x7 enterprise setting. The role spans on-premises VMware and AWS cloud environments, requiring hands-on expertise and the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related field and strong experience with RHEL 8.x/9.x, VMware, AWS, and scripting tools.