Senior Linux Engineer

Job Title : Senior Linux Administrator

Experience Required : 5–8 Years

Work Location : Hyderabad ( Work From Office)

Shift : 24 / 7 rotational shift

Job Summary :

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Linux Administrator to manage and support enterprise-scale Linux environments across multiple distributions including RedHat, SUSE, Ubuntu, CentOS, Rocky, and Alma Linux. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in system administration, automation, clustering, and container technologies.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Administer and maintain various Linux distributions : RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, CentOS, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux
• Implement and manage Pacemaker High Availability (HA) Clusters
• Perform patch management .
• Create and manage partitions, LVMs , and mount file systems
• Configure and manage yum repositories , perform kernel upgrades and minor OS version updates
• Troubleshoot Linux servers running on virtual platforms
• Perform scheduled operations such as log rotation , cron job management, and automated tasks
• Monitor and tune server performance , analyze logs and resolve performance bottlenecks
• Apply ITIL best practices in incident, request, problem, and change management
• Configure and secure systems using iptables , TCP wrappers , and host-level firewall settings
• Install and configure services : FTP, Samba, NFS (server / client), DNS, HTTPD / Apache, LDAP
• Manage DNS entries and host records using DNS portals
• Automate tasks using Shell Scripting and Ansible Playbooks
• Perform system backups using tar, rsync, scp, gzip, etc.
• Work in 24 / 7 support model , primarily during North America shifts
• Prepare incident reports (IRs) and root cause analysis documentation
• Support project build and BAU operations for large-scale infrastructure

Required Qualifications :

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