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Job Title: Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) / Rocky Linux Consultant
Job Summary:
SME for Architecture in Linux Red Hat
Role: Dedicated Support Engineer – Rocky Linux
Infrastructure (Advisory).
Duration: 6 months (8 hours a week)
Experience: Minimum 10-12 overall years Centos Red Hat “Fedora”
Role Summary
- Senior Rocky
Linux infrastructure advisor providing proactive, strategic guidance
- Focus
on performance, stability, security, and operational excellence
- Advisory-only
role (no hands-on implementation or system administration)
Key Responsibilities
- Assess Rocky
Linux environments and identify optimization opportunities
- Provide
recommendations for compute, storage, and network configurations on Rocky
Linux platforms
- Analyzes the client system and storage performance and suggest Rocky Linux tuning strategies
- Advise
on capacity planning and resource utilization for Rocky Linux systems
- Recommend
operational best practices and incident prevention strategies
- Guide
on automation and workflow optimization in Rocky Linux environments
- Provide
patch management, security hardening, and OS lifecycle planning guidance
for Rocky Linux
- Review
documentation and deliver knowledge transfer sessions
- Prepare
written recommendation reports and KPI tracking
- Participate
in regular customer advisory and review sessions
Role Boundaries
- No
hands-on configuration or remediation
- No
system administration or production changes
- No
staff augmentation or 24/7 operational support
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong
hands-on experience with Rocky Linux (mandatory)
- Enterprise
Linux experience (RHEL / CentOS) strongly preferred
- Solid
knowledge of Rocky Linux OS internals and administration concepts
- Understanding
of compute, storage, and networking fundamentals
- Experience
with Linux performance and stability analysis
- Knowledge
of patching, security hardening, and OS lifecycle management on Rocky
Linux
- Ability
to produce clear technical recommendations and documentation
- Strong
customer-facing communication and advisory skills
- Senior-level
experience in enterprise infrastructure environments
Preferred
- Rocky
Linux / RHEL certifications (RHCE/RHCSA or equivalent)
- Experience
in consulting or advisory roles
Salary : $75 - $90