Linux System Administrator (Local candidates only, Fulltime)

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for:

Job Title: Senior Linux Systems Administrator

Job Type: Fulltime

Job Location: Fremont, CA

Work Schedule: Onsite 5 days a week

As a Senior Systems Administrator, you will work with talented colleagues on challenging projects within the IT Infrastructure. You'll bring a proactive approach to server infrastructure management and support, addressing both immediate operational requirements and long-term systems stability.

Responsibilities

• Implement, and maintain various Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.) server infrastructures (physical and virtual), focusing on scalability, reliability, and security.
• Perform systems maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations.
• Monitor server performance, ensure system availability and reliability, and provide optimization recommendations.
• Troubleshoot server infrastructure problems, outages, and ensure rapid resolution of system incidents.
• Work with the latest compute and storage management tools
• Establish & maintain a strong relationship with the business including local, remote, and regional users regarding server technology solutions.
• Document server configuration and operational procedures.
• Establish & maintain healthy working relationships with all technology departments
• Be viewed as a knowledgeable and reliable technical resource across all infrastructure technologies.
• Ensure the business understands our service portfolio by translating technical solutions into simple to understandable dialogue
• Manage and support Public Clouds associated security, compute and storage services like virtual machines, kubernetes, db, storage, etc.
• Partner with the InfoSec team to ensure Security best practices are enforced in an effective and scalable manner.

Qualifications:

• 3 years of hands-on experience with Linux administration and application resource utilization monitoring.
• 3 years of experience in systems administration with a strong focus on Linux environments.
• Proficiency in shell scripting and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, KVM).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Minimum 4-year college degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent discipline.
• Linux Certification a plus.
• Cloud Certification a plus.

About Maxonic:

Since 2002 Maxonic has been at the forefront of connecting candidate strengths to client challenges. Our award winning, dedicated team of recruiting professionals are specialized by technology, are great listeners, and will seek to find a position that meets the long-term career needs of our candidates. We take pride in the over 10,000 candidates that we have placed, and the repeat business that we earn from our satisfied clients.

Interested in Applying?

We’d love to hear from you! Please click apply with your most current resume and anything else you’d like us to know about you – commute preferences, desired work environments, etc. You should also feel free to call Saurav at 408-400-2332 or email me at saurav@maxonic.com