Unix / Linux Adminstrator-Senior Consultant Specialist

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Consultant Specialist.

In this role, you will :

• Install, configure and maintain Linux servers (RHEL, Ubuntu) across development, testing and production environments.
• Monitor system performance and resource utilization, tuning systems for optimal performance and uptime
• Administer use access, permissions, and authentication using tools like LDAP, SSSD, PAM and sudo policies .
• Manage OS-level patching, kernel updates, package installations, and system upgrades while minimizing downtime.
• Automate recurring operational tasks using shell scripting(Bash), Python, or tools like Ansible.
• Troubleshoot system-level issues including file systems, services, performance bottlenecks and hardware failures.
• Maintain and manage storage volumes, logal volume management (LVM), and NFS Mounts.
• Ensure OS security compliance by implementing hardening policies, managing firewalls (iptables / firewalld), and monitoring vulnerabilities.
• Support infrastructure monitoring and alerting systems such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, AppDynamics
• Create and maintain detailed documentation including SOPs, runbooks, patch logs, and DR Procedures.
• Participate in change, incident and problem management processes in alignment with ITIL practices.
• Support backup / restore operations and assist in DR / BCP testing and audits.
• Collaborate with application, database, and network teams to provide integrated platform support.
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation and respond to critical incidents in a timely manner.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement and contribute to platform modernization and tooling initiatives.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements :