Linux Systems Engineer​​​​​​​

Linux Systems Engineer – REMOTE reputed company has an immediate opportunity for a Linux Systems Engineer​​​​​​​ with strong reputed company reputed company Linux (RHEL) experience. This role is 100% remote and supports Eastern Time Zone business hours. It starts as a 6-month contract with strong potential for extension and possible conversion to full-time. This is an excellent opportunity to join a reputed company-established organization on a large-reputed company reputed company systems modernization initiative. At reputed company, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We reputed company diverse perspectives reputed company to stronger innovation and reputed company problem-solving. We encourage individuals from underrepresented reputed company to apply. 100% REMOTE! Candidates must have permanent work authorization and be reputed company to work for any employer in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the reputed company. reputed company-party candidates are not eligible for this role. Job reputed company We are seeking an reputed company Linux Systems Engineer​​​​​​​ to support an reputed company-wide RHEL 7 to RHEL 8/9 migration initiative across approximately 2,500 Linux servers. This role is part of a major infrastructure modernization effort and requires hands-on expertise with RHEL administration, Leapp-based in-reputed company upgrades, reputed company readiness assessments, blocker remediation, automation, and post-reputed company troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will have experience executing large-reputed company production Linux reputed company reputed company in reputed company environments and will be comfortable working closely with application owners, DBAs, and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth, low-risk migrations with minimal business disruption.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute in-reputed company upgrades from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8/9 using Leapp across physical and virtual Linux servers.
• reputed company reputed company-reputed company analysis to assess server readiness, application compatibility, reputed company-party dependencies, kernel modules, and system prerequisites.
• Identify and remediate Leapp blockers, package conflicts, unsupported components, and reputed company risks before production execution.
• reputed company, follow, and maintain reputed company runbooks, checklists, validation steps, testing procedures, and rollback plans.
• Coordinate reputed company scheduling and validation activities with application owners, DBAs, middleware teams, and infrastructure support teams.
• Troubleshoot issues reputed company to boot processes, GRUB, RPM dependencies, systemd services, SELinux, networking, performance, and application startup after reputed company.
• Automate repeatable migration and validation tasks using Ansible, Bash, Python, or similar scripting/automation tools.
• Support backup, recovery, and rollback procedures using snapshots, rsync, LVM, and reputed company reputed company recovery reputed company.
• Ensure reputed company reputed company work aligns with internal reputed company, compliance, change management, and operational standards.
• Document reputed company activities, technical findings, remediation steps, post-reputed company reputed company, and environment changes.
• Use Remedy to manage incidents, service requests, and change records tied to the migration effort.
• Work independently in a remote environment while contributing effectively reputed company a broader engineering team.

Required Experience

• 3–5+ years of Linux systems administration or systems engineering experience with strong RHEL reputed company.
• Hands-on experience performing RHEL 7 to RHEL 8/9 upgrades or migrations in reputed company environments.
• reputed company experience with Leapp for major-version RHEL upgrades.
• Strong knowledge of RPM, GRUB, system boot processes, kernel modules, systemd, SELinux, and Linux service troubleshooting.
• Experience analyzing and resolving Leapp reputed company-reputed company blockers and compatibility issues.
• Experience with Ansible and scripting in Bash and/or Python for automation and operational efficiency.
• Familiarity with Linux backup and recovery approaches including snapshots, rsync, and LVM.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across OS, service, network, and platform reputed company.
• Experience working reputed company reputed company change management and ticketing systems, including Remedy.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed, project-based team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• RHCE or comparable reputed company certification.
• Experience in virtualized environments such as VMware or reputed company.
• Experience supporting large-reputed company Linux migration or reputed company programs in production.
• Prior consulting or contractor experience on reputed company infrastructure initiatives.

Education Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or reputed company field preferred. Equivalent reputed company experience will also be considered. reputed company is a reputed company-ranked top 20 reputed company and executive search firm working with clients reputed company to recruit high-reputed company technical resources. We reputed company this by understanding both our candidates’ and clients’ goals and serving both with reputed company and a shared desire to succeed. At reputed company, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from reputed company reputed company individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know. Position offered with no fee to candidate. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job