Senior Red Hat Linux Administrator

VBEST Software Inc; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VBEST Software Inc. seeks an experienced Red Hat Linux Administrator to support patching, upgrades, and large-scale Hadoop-based environments in Charlotte, NC. The role emphasizes automation using Ansible and BladeLogic, with hands-on troubleshooting in a high-availability enterprise setting.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of Linux admin experience, strong RHEL 8/9, LVM/XFS, and performance tuning, and are willing to work on-site 3 days a week in a hybrid arrangement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Linux system administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x / 9.x and OS patching/upgrades.
• Proficient in automation and scripting with Ansible and Bash/Shell.
• Experience with BladeLogic and large-scale server management (1000+).
• Familiarity with Hadoop/Cloudera environments and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Support patching, upgrades, and operational management of large-scale 1000+ server Hadoop environments on RHEL 8.x/9.x.
• Develop and maintain automation/scripts to manage patching and provisioning in a high-availability enterprise setting.
• Collaborate with distributed teams and work in a hybrid/on-site environment in Charlotte, NC.

Skills

Linux administration

RHEL 8/9

OS patching/upgrades

Ansible

BladeLogic

Bash/Shell scripting

Hadoop/Cloudera

LVM/XFS

Linux provisioning

Performance tuning

Distributed team experience

Tools

Hadoop ecosystem tooling

Cloudera Admin

Job description

W2 Candidates

Locals Preferred

8+ years of hands-on enterprise Linux administration , strong RHEL 8/9, OS patching/upgrades, Ansible, BladeLogic, and Bash/Shell scripting experience. Candidates with experience supporting large-scale 1000+ server environments, Hadoop/Cloudera, LVM/XFS, Linux builds/provisioning, and performance tuning are strongly preferred. Charlotte, NC local/hybrid candidates who can work onsite 3 days per week are preferred.

Job Descriptions:
The Enterprise Global Markets Data Platform continues to experience sustained and accelerating growth. In parallel, the security landscape is shifting like never before, and the need to ensure all patching and compliance is up to date is paramount. This role is essential to strengthen our ability to manage patching and compliance holistically, while ensuring alignment with approved policies and procedures. The position operates horizontally across the EDAP Global markets Data Platform, supporting multiple environments

• We are seeking a highly experienced Red Hat Linux Administrator to support large-scale patching, upgrades, and operational management of a 1000+ server Hadoop ecosystem running on RHEL 8.x and 9.x.
• The role requires strong automation skills, hands-on troubleshooting expertise, and the ability to operate effectively in a high-availability enterprise environment.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in Linux system administration in enterprise environments.

Strong expertise in:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x / 9.x

• OS patching, upgrades, and system hardening

• Proficiency in automation and scripting:

• Ansible

• BladeLogic

• Bash / Shell scripting

• Experience managing large-scale environments (1000+

• servers preferred).

• Strong experience with:

• Linux builds and provisioning

• Filesystem management (LVM, XFS, etc.)

• Performance monitoring and tuning

• Experience working in remote / distributed team environments.

• Experience working on Big Data Technologies

• Cloudera Admin / Dev Certification

• Certification in Cloud, Docker-Container, OpenShift Technologies