Senior Linux Administrator

Company: Excelencia iTech Consulting Pvt Ltd
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Location: West Mambalam
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Job Description

Job Title

Senior Core Linux Administrator

Experience

7–8 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Core Linux Administrator with 7–8 years of hands-on experience in managing, supporting, and maintaining large-scale Linux environments. The role involves ensuring high availability, performance, security, and stability of mission-critical Linux systems in 24×7 production environments.


Key Responsibilities

  • Administer, monitor, and support Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu) in production and non-production environments
  • Perform OS installation, configuration, hardening, and patching
  • Handle L2/L3 incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis
  • Monitor system performance, capacity planning, and tuning (CPU, memory, disk, I/O)
  • Manage user accounts, groups, sudo access, PAM, and security policies
  • Configure and troubleshoot network services (DNS, NTP, SSH, FTP, SMTP)
  • Implement and manage filesystem and storage (LVM, multipath, NFS, SAN)
  • Perform backup and recovery operations and support DR drills
  • Manage high availability and clustering (Pacemaker, Corosync, Red Hat Cluster, Veritas basics)
  • Apply security best practices including SELinux, firewall, auditing, and vulnerability remediation
  • Automate routine tasks using Shell scripting (Bash)
  • Support application deployments, upgrades, and troubleshooting
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams (DB, Network, Storage, Cloud, Application teams)
  • Prepare and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and runbooks
  • Provide on-call and 24×7 production support as required

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Strong expertise in Linux system administration (8–9 years hands-on)
  • In-depth knowledge of RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux
  • Proficiency in Shell scripting (Bash)
  • Strong troubleshooting skills in production environments
  • Experience with system monitoring tools (Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, OEM, etc.)
  • Knowledge of patching, vulnerability management, and security hardening
  • Experience in filesystem, storage, and performance tuning
  • Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change Management)
  • Good communication and coordination skills

Good to Have

  • Exposure to Ansible or other automation tools
  • Experience with VMware / virtualization platforms
  • Basic knowledge of Cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure)
  • Experience with DevOps tools (Git, CI/CD – basic understanding)
  • Linux certifications (RHCE / RHCSA)

 

Requirements

Job Title

Senior Core Linux Administrator

Experience

7–8 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Core Linux Administrator with 7–8 years of hands-on experience in managing, supporting, and maintaining large-scale Linux environments. The role involves ensuring high availability, performance, security, and stability of mission-critical Linux systems in 24×7 production environments.


Key Responsibilities

  • Administer, monitor, and support Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu) in production and non-production environments
  • Perform OS installation, configuration, hardening, and patching
  • Handle L2/L3 incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis
  • Monitor system performance, capacity planning, and tuning (CPU, memory, disk, I/O)
  • Manage user accounts, groups, sudo access, PAM, and security policies
  • Configure and troubleshoot network services (DNS, NTP, SSH, FTP, SMTP)
  • Implement and manage filesystem and storage (LVM, multipath, NFS, SAN)
  • Perform backup and recovery operations and support DR drills
  • Manage high availability and clustering (Pacemaker, Corosync, Red Hat Cluster, Veritas basics)
  • Apply security best practices including SELinux, firewall, auditing, and vulnerability remediation
  • Automate routine tasks using Shell scripting (Bash)
  • Support application deployments, upgrades, and troubleshooting
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams (DB, Network, Storage, Cloud, Application teams)
  • Prepare and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and runbooks
  • Provide on-call and 24×7 production support as required

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Strong expertise in Linux system administration (8–9 years hands-on)
  • In-depth knowledge of RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux
  • Proficiency in Shell scripting (Bash)
  • Strong troubleshooting skills in production environments
  • Experience with system monitoring tools (Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, OEM, etc.)
  • Knowledge of patching, vulnerability management, and security hardening
  • Experience in filesystem, storage, and performance tuning
  • Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change Management)
  • Good communication and coordination skills

Good to Have

  • Exposure to Ansible or other automation tools
  • Experience with VMware / virtualization platforms
  • Basic knowledge of Cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure)
  • Experience with DevOps tools (Git, CI/CD – basic understanding)
  • Linux certifications (RHCE / RHCSA)

 

RequirementsJob Title Senior Core Linux Administrator Experience 7–8 Years Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Core Linux Administrator with 7–8 years of hands-on experience in managing, supporting, and maintaining large-scale Linux environments. The role involves ensuring high availability, performance, security, and stability of mission-critical Linux systems in 24×7 production environments. Key Responsibilities Administer, monitor, and support Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu) in production and non-production environments Perform OS installation, configuration, hardening, and patching Handle L2/L3 incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis Monitor system performance, capacity planning, and tuning (CPU, memory, disk, I/O) Manage user accounts, groups, sudo access, PAM, and security policies Configure and troubleshoot network services (DNS, NTP, SSH, FTP, SMTP) Implement and manage filesystem and storage (LVM, multipath, NFS, SAN) Perform backup and recovery operations and support DR drills Manage high availability and clustering (Pacemaker, Corosync, Red Hat Cluster, Veritas basics) Apply security best practices including SELinux, firewall, auditing, and vulnerability remediation Automate routine tasks using Shell scripting (Bash) Support application deployments, upgrades, and troubleshooting Coordinate with cross-functional teams (DB, Network, Storage, Cloud, Application teams) Prepare and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and runbooks Provide on-call and 24×7 production support as required Required Skills & Qualifications Strong expertise in Linux system administration (8–9 years hands-on) In-depth knowledge of RHEL/CentOS/Oracle Linux Proficiency in Shell scripting (Bash) Strong troubleshooting skills in production environments Experience with system monitoring tools (Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus, OEM, etc.) Knowledge of patching, vulnerability management, and security hardening Experience in filesystem, storage, and performance tuning Familiarity with ITIL processes (Incident, Problem, Change Management) Good communication and coordination skills Good to Have Exposure to Ansible or other automation tools Experience with VMware / virtualization platforms Basic knowledge of Cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure) Experience with DevOps tools (Git, CI/CD – basic understanding) Linux certifications (RHCE / RHCSA)…

Posted: February 6th, 2026