Senior Linux/UNIX Systems Engineer - Automation & Cloud

Globenet Consulting Corp; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Job summary

The AES Group is seeking a Senior Linux/UNIX System Administrator to manage and enhance Linux/UNIX environments. This role emphasizes reliability, security, and automation, with responsibilities spanning performance tuning, disaster recovery, and modernization initiatives.

You will mentor junior staff, participate in migrations and cloud integrations, and help maintain documentation and procedures across the infrastructure stack.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of Linux/UNIX system administration experience.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Security+ certification.
• IAT Level II certification or compliance.
• Oracle Solaris Certified Associate and/or RHCSA/RHCE certifications.
• Strong experience with RHEL 7.x, Solaris, and related Linux variants.
• Experience with migrations, virtualization, backup/recovery, and performance troubleshooting.
• Strong shell scripting and automation skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer Red Hat Linux, Solaris, and other UNIX systems.
• Monitor performance, capacity, storage, and availability.
• Implement space management, scalability, and HA solutions.
• Support migrations, cloud integrations, and platform upgrades.
• Develop and maintain backup, recovery, and DR procedures.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Create scripts and automation tools for admin tasks.
• Maintain security configurations and apply updates/patches.
• Support hardware refresh and infrastructure replacement plans.
• Provide guidance and training to junior admins.
• Maintain comprehensive system documentation and procedures.

Skills

Linux/UNIX administration

RHCE/RHCSA

Solaris

Shell scripting

Cloud integration

Virtualization

Automation

Education

RHCSA/RHCE certifications

Oracle Solaris Certified Associate

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Backup & recovery tooling

Job description

The AES Group is seeking a Senior Linux/UNIX System Administrator to manage and enhance Linux/UNIX environments. This role emphasizes reliability, security, and automation, with responsibilities spanning performance tuning, disaster recovery, and modernization initiatives.

You will mentor junior staff, participate in migrations and cloud integrations, and help maintain documentation and procedures across the infrastructure stack.