Red Hat Enterprise Linux Engineer

Senior Linux AdministratorWe are currently conducting a search on behalf of a large government agency that is looking to hire a Senior Linux Administrator on a full-time basis. The person in this role will be responsible for supporting the ongoing production maintenance and enhancement to various HR/Payroll applications. This role will also be responsible for the installation, maintenance and configuration of the servers supporting the infrastructure of critical organization wide applications. The ideal candidate will function as the technical administrator for the group and work with various teams, and will need to have the ability to work independently and prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines.Education: Bachelor required. Master's preferred in computer science or related discipline.Required Skills:Strong experience in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)Strong experience in AIX 6.1/7.1Strong experience in Solaris 10/11Strong experience in RHEL 6/7 Linux administration, performance tuning and support experienceStrong experience with configuring Red Hat Satellite, Kickstart servers, Identity ManagementExperience with RedHat Ansible configuration management toolPerform OS upgrades and patch installationsStrong Shell scripting (bash/ksh, PERL, Python)Understanding of Yum and RPM and how to create application repositories and synchronization of application reposAbility to provision bare metal installs, configure, operate and maintain systemsExperience with ESXi including capacity planning, advanced diagnostics and troubleshooting, and performance managementExperience with Symantec NetBackup. VMware NetBackup implementation experience a plusExperience with monitoring tools such as BMC Patrol, Tivoli MonitoringWorking with an enterprise wide, large scale matrix environmentAbility to plan and prioritize work and meet project deadlinesMust be self-motivated and work well with other groupsExcellent communication skills (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skillsRed Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) desired