Senior RHEL Linux Administrator for Large-Scale Hadoop

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

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.