RHEL Resident Engineer

Pune - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Title: Resident Engineer (Onsite) RHEL Engineer (Linux Systems Security & Compliance)
Type: Onsite full-time
Location: LIC Pune Work Location: Pune Shivaji Nagar
Work Schedule:
o Regular working hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 AM 6:00 PM IST
o On-call availability for emergency/critical support during weekends holidays and after-hours (remote or onsite as required by LIC).

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1. RHEL Resident Engineer (Onsite)

2. Background

SDC Pune in addition to maintaining eFEAP modules is also responsible for the development and upkeep of CRM applications for LIC of India which operate outside the eFEAP environment. The infrastructure currently comprises approximately 275 servers running on RHEL versions 7 8 and 9 and this number continues to grow. Given the critical importance of system security skilled engineers are required to manage server administration implement remediation measures and strengthen security posture in line with audit and compliance requirements.

Role Overview
We are seeking two skilled RHEL Engineers to manage secure and optimize our Linux server environment. The role focuses on administering RHEL 7/8/9 servers applying remediation from Configuration Assessment (CA) and Vulnerability Assessment (VA) reports integrating with SIEM platforms PAMS and CAV tools and managing patching/upgrades via RHEL Satellite servers within our LAN. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise with a security-first mind-set to ensure compliance availability and resilience of our infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Manage configure and maintain RHEL 7/8/9 servers in a growing environment.
Implement configuration changes and fixes as per Configuration Audit (CA) and Vulnerability Assessment (VA) reports.
Apply regular updates security patches and kernel upgrades for OS TPS and Applications.
Integrate servers with SIEM systems PAMS and CAV tools for monitoring and compliance.
Participate in system hardening initiatives and enforce best practices for server security.
Troubleshoot and resolve server-related issues proactively.
Maintain documentation of server configurations security compliance and integration activities; write and maintain SOPs.
Collaborate with internal teams for deployment of new applications and services.
Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning related to servers.
Automation & Configuration Management
Develop maintain and enhance automation scripts/playbooks (using Ansible Bash Python or equivalent) for: Patch deployment Server hardening Configuration compliance enforcement Routine operational tasks (start/stop services log cleanup backup triggers etc.).
Ensure automation standards are consistent reusable and version-controlled.
Implement and maintain monitoring solutions
Proactively detect and resolve performance bottlenecks (CPU memory disk I/O network).
Set up alerting and escalation for critical events to reduce downtime and improve service availability.
Documentation & Reporting : Maintain updated SOPs runbooks configuration baselines and automation playbooks. Provide weekly and monthly performance compliance and incident reports.
Emergency & On-Demand Support : Provide emergency support on a need basis beyond standard working hours weekends and holidays for critical incidents outages or security events major upgradations deployments . Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis

Required Skills & Qualifications
Minimum 5 years of hands-on RHEL/Linux Administration experience.
Strong knowledge of RHEL 7/8/9 environments.
Proven expertise in server hardening CA/VA remediation and audit compliance.
Experience with RHEL Satellite Server for patch and lifecycle management.
Scripting/automation using Ansible Bash Python (or equivalent).
Familiarity with SIEM integration and security monitoring.
Sound knowledge of Linux security concepts (firewalls SELinux authentication).
Bachelors degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent work experience.
Preferred Certifications: RHCSA RHCE.

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Engineer Replacement & Handover

Replacement initiation to begin 60 days prior in case of resource exit.
Outgoing engineer to provide minimum 15 days structured Knowledge Transfer (KT).
KT to include:
o Current server configurations and integrations.
o Ongoing security/compliance tasks (CA/VA SIEM PAMS CAV Satellite).
o SOPs audit requirements DR procedures.
Updated documentation mandatory before handover to ensure continuity.

Mandatory Skills: Linux Redhat Python basic script writing SIEM SIEM tools Security Assesment Security compliance Firewall