RH Enterprise Linux 10 (RHEL) Consultant - Remote

DescriptionKforce's client in Raleigh, NC is seeking a RHEL Engineer to provide technical expertise and advisory services supporting a leading financial services customer with the deployment, hardening, and operations of RHEL10 from previous RHEL versions. In this role, you will lead the strategy, automation, and execution of RHEL in-place upgrades, ensuring a standardized, repeatable, and scalable transition for an enterprise environment. You will act as the technical lead, bridging the gap between current state architecture and a modern, automated upgrade workflow.Key Responsibilities:* Conduct solutions design sessions to identify current upgrade pain points* Assist the Customer with designing and documenting future state upgrade processes* Orchestrate and communicate the in-place upgrade plan to relevant stakeholders* Develop and refine automation playbooks for snapshot, upgrade, rollback, and upgrade commit tasks* Add RHEL IPU (In-place Upgrade) Job Templates to AAP* Execute the upgrade workflow and troubleshoot alongside Engineering teams* Refine automation processes to support diverse system types across the infrastructure* Develop procedures to validate application hosts before and after the in-place upgrade process* Create and maintain a standard RHEL upgrade workflow (pre-analysis, remediation, snapshot, validation, rollback, and commit)* Build a knowledge-base for the in-place upgrade process for internal release* Facilitate workshops to fill technical knowledge gaps and capture upgrade dependencies* Identify beta users and test/validate the upgrade process at scale* Provide weekly status reports to the Project Manager to ensure transparency on project status, risks, and decision-makingRequirements* Proven experience with RHEL deployment, hardening, and operations* Strong proficiency in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) and building automation workflows* Hands-on experience with Leapp for RHEL in-place upgrades* Ability to facilitate technical workshops and lead architectural decision-making* Experience in creating technical documentation and knowledge-base assets* Strong troubleshooting capabilities, including coordination with vendor engineering teams* Experience in managing technical scope and communicating progress to executive stakeholdersJob TypeContractCompensation62 - $70