Site Reliability Engineer for Linux administration

Hyve Solutions; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyve Solutions is seeking a Linux System Administrator (SRE1) to handle the daily administration and maintenance of Linux systems. This role is essential for ensuring system stability, patch management, and incident resolution.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and 3-5 years of hands-on experience with Linux systems. Ideal candidates will possess knowledge of security best practices and basic scripting skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years administering Linux (Rocky/RHEL/Ubuntu) in production.
• Certifications (nice-to-have): Red Hat RHCSA, CompTIA Linux+, LPIC-1.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support Linux-based systems.
• Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers both physical and virtual.
• Monitor system health and performance.
• Implement backup/restore routines and test recoveries.
• Document runbooks and SOPs.

Skills

Linux OS fundamentals

Systemd and networking

Storage and filesystem management

Package management and log analysis

Monitoring tools (i.e. Nagios)

Basic virtualization and container basics

Basic scripting skills (Shell script)

Understanding of security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

Linux servers (RHEL/Ubuntu/Rocky/CentOS)

Git

Docker

Veeam/ Bacula/ NetBackup

Job description

HYVE Solutions missions to help customers, business partners, and employees achieve success through shared goals, strategies, resources and technology solutions.

Job Title

SRE1 (Linux System Administrator)

Job Description

The Linux System Administrator is responsible for day-to-day administration, maintenance, and support of Linux-based systems. This role focuses on system stability, patching, monitoring, and incident resolution while following established standards and procedures.

• Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers (RHEL/Ubuntu/Rocky/CentOS), both physical and virtual.
• Manage core services: SSH, DNS, DHCP, NTP, LDAP/SSSD, postfix, NFS/SMB, systemd, and cron management.
• Apply patches and kernel updates; maintain package repos (yum/dnf/apt).
• Monitor system health and performance (top, iostat, sar, vmstat, netstat; or via Prometheus/Zabbix).
• Implement backup/restore routines (e.g., Veeam/Bacula/NetBackup); test recoveries.
• Manage storage (LVM, mdadm RAID, multipath, iSCSI/FC) and filesystems (ext4/xfs/btrfs).
• Harden hosts per baseline (CIS/STIG), firewall rules (iptables/nftables/firewalld), SELinux/AppArmor.
• Write basic automation/scripts (Shell script; optionally Python, Ansible playbook) for routine tasks.
• Respond to incidents; perform root cause analysis; document runbooks and SOPs.
• Support users/dev teams with environments, permissions, and troubleshooting.

Required Skills

• Solid understanding of Linux OS fundamentals.
• Experience with systemd, networking, storage, and filesystems.
• Package management, log analysis (journalctl, syslog).
• Storage and filesystem management; backup fundamentals.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (i.e. Nagios)
• Basic virtualization (VMware/KVM/Nutanix) and/or container basics (Docker).
• Basic scripting skills (Shell script); version control (Git).
• Understanding of security best practices: SSH keys, PAM, auditing (auditd).
• Ability to follow procedures and work under supervision.

Educational Background And Working Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3-5 years administering Linux (Rocky/RHEL/Ubuntu) in production.
• Certifications (nice-to-have): Red Hat RHCSA, CompTIA Linux+, LPIC-1.

We believe employees are our greatest asset and we empower them to make a difference in our business. Diversity and inclusion make us all better. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.