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Senior Linux System Administrator

My3Tech
Raleigh, NC Contractor
POSTED ON 5/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/31/2026

Job Title: Senior Linux System Administrator

Job Location: Raleigh, NC 27607 (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months Contract with possibility to extension


Job Description:

  • Onsite work is expected 2-3 days per week. Do you accept this requirement?
  • Please list AWS based tools and technologies on which the candidate has hands-on experience.
  • Please list candidate's Linux system administrator certifications like LFCS, RHCSA, RHCE.
  • The primary role is to install and configure the Linux operating system as well as manage and maintain Linux-based systems on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.
  • The position will be responsible for the deployment, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and more. It will also be responsible for System maintenance by reviewing error logs, system backups, monitoring system performance to prevent slowdowns and disruptions, License deployments and setup, may include setting up a Linux Satellite server and deployment manager, and providing any needed technical support.
  • Strong knowledge of Linux administration, AWS, and networking are required for this role.
  • This position is required to be on call for evenings and weekends to meet business needs.
  • ·Manage, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers across development, staging, and production environments
  • ·Build New and Manage existing home-grown Linux scripts for ongoing Operations using shell scripting (Bash/Python)
  • ·Handle User management, permissions, and accesscontrol (RBAC, sudo policies)
  • ·Manage patching, upgrades, and package installation based on Dev and Security team advice.
  • ·Implement system hardening and least privilege security best practices
  • ·Manage and Upgrade Support for backup and recovery processes at the OS level
  • ·Collaborate with Application Development and other Operation team members for deployment strategies and environment stability
  • ·Perform system monitoring, performance tuning,and troubleshooting
  • ·Maintain Documentation for system configurations and procedures
  • ·Work experience on AWS Storage (FSx, EBS, EFS, S3)and Terraform is plus.


Strong experience with Linux administration experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHEL on AWS platform

Required

3

Years


Strong Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting Linux systems and applications

Required

5

Years


Hands-on experience in performance monitoring enablement to manage the Scaling up and down of the environments

Required

3

Years


Experience with Linux OS Patch (including taking snapshots of instances before applying updates) and OS Level Vulnerability Management

Required

7

Years


Strong experience with Cookie Security, Web Browser Security, Server side encryptions, Data Encryption at Rest and Key management

Required

3

Years


Strong experience with Image Management using Redhat Image

Required

3

Years


Experience with cloud infrastructure, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS) like EC2, S3, RDS, ELB, SSM and EBS.

Required

3

Years


Experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining services such as Bind, Apache, nginx, MYsql etc

Required

5

Years


Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Cloudformation, Puppet, or Chef

Required

5

Years


Strong scripting skills, specifically in Bash or Python

Required

7

Years


Strong understanding of networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, and routing

Required

3

Years


Proficient with network tools such as iptables, Linux IPVS, HAProxy, etc

Required

3

Years


Experience in capturing, interpreting, and analyzing network traffic

Required

3

Years


Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP

Required

2

Years


Troubleshooting Apache issues like performance testing and tuning, failure to restart, and queuing of requests

Required

3

Years


Experience in performing multi-platform volume management using SVM, LVM, ZFS, NAS, and the VERITAS volume manager

Required

5

Years


Experience with security best practices and implementing security controls in a AWS cloud environment

Required

3

Years


Familiarity with wired and wireless networking hardware and architectures, Virtual LAN (VLAN) setup and configuration, VPN, Routing, IPV4, IPV6

Required

1

Years


Experience in user account management for large organization

Required

7

Years


Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) will be considered an advantage

Required

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