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Linux Administrator

Innovitusa


Job Location:

Boise, ID - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 September 2026 (9 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 9 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Linux Administrator to manage maintain secure and troubleshoot enterprise Linux server environments. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with RHEL CentOS Ubuntu system administration patching storage networking monitoring security and automation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Install configure administer and maintain Linux servers including RHEL CentOS Ubuntu and SUSE.
  • Perform OS upgrades patch management vulnerability remediation and system hardening.
  • Manage Linux users groups permissions sudo access SSH processes and services.
  • Manage file systems partitions LVM disk utilization NFS and storage mounts.
  • Monitor server availability performance capacity CPU memory disk and network utilization.
  • Troubleshoot Linux OS application storage networking and authentication issues.
  • Configure and manage services including SSH DNS DHCP NFS FTP Apache Nginx and Tomcat.
  • Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for production incidents and resolve issues within defined SLAs.
  • Manage package installation and updates using YUM DNF and APT.
  • Develop and maintain Shell/Bash scripts to automate routine administrative tasks.
  • Use Ansible for configuration management patching provisioning and automation.
  • Support backup restore disaster recovery and high-availability activities.
  • Configure and troubleshoot Linux networking including TCP/IP DNS routing firewalls and connectivity.
  • Implement security controls including SELinux firewalld SSH hardening access controls and vulnerability remediation.
  • Work with monitoring and logging tools such as Nagios Zabbix Grafana Prometheus or similar platforms.
  • Support Linux environments running on VMware cloud platforms and virtual infrastructure.
  • Participate in incident problem change and release management processes.
  • Maintain SOPs runbooks configuration documentation and technical procedures.
Required Skills
  • 4 years of hands-on Linux System Administration experience.
  • Strong experience with RHEL / Red Hat Linux administration.
  • Good knowledge of CentOS Ubuntu and/or SUSE Linux.
  • Strong knowledge of Linux file systems LVM partitions permissions processes and services.
  • Experience with Shell/Bash scripting.
  • Hands-on experience with Ansible.
  • Strong understanding of DNS DHCP TCP/IP SSH NFS and networking fundamentals.
  • Experience with YUM/DNF/APT package management.
  • Knowledge of SELinux firewalld systemd cron and log management.
  • Experience with Linux patching upgrades hardening and vulnerability remediation.
  • Strong troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis skills.
  • Experience supporting production environments and enterprise infrastructure.
Preferred Skills
  • RHCSA / RHCE certification.
  • Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi.
  • Experience with AWS Azure or GCP Linux workloads.
  • Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Apache Nginx Tomcat or JBoss.
  • Knowledge of Pacemaker/Corosync and Linux clustering.
  • Experience with SAN/NAS RAID backup and disaster recovery.
  • Exposure to Terraform Jenkins Git or CI/CD.
  • ITIL/production support experience.