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 :

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

4–8 years of hands-on Linux system administration experience

Strong understanding of

Linux internals , system boot process, runlevels, and systemd

Experience in

Pacemaker cluster setup and troubleshooting

Scripting expertise in

Bash / Shell.

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for infrastructure and application issues

Good verbal and written

communication skills

Willingness to work in

rotational shifts .

Preferred Certifications :

Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

SUSE Certified Administrator (SCA)