RHEL Systems Administrator

Top Skills' Details
1.(6-8yrs) Red Hat Enterprise Linux v,7, 8, 9 System Administration, PCS Clustering(Pacemaker/Corosync Configuration Experience supporting Project related efforts involving the following, file systems management, server availability, user administration
2. Oracle Enterprise Linux Administration v.8/9(Oracle Clusterware
3. Practical Scripting/Automation experience: Ansible, especially supporting build automation and patch automation for RHEL and Oracle Enterprise Linux
4. Storage Administration (ZFS, Solaris LVM, RHEL LVM and Veritas)
Description
The Unix Engineering Team is seeking 4 RHEL Operations and 4 RHEL Engineering resources to provide operations and or Engineering support related to a strategic UNIX Platform Modernization, Automation Projects This person should have at least five to seven years of RedHat Linux v7x and perform higher level administrative/engineering tasks related to the following technologies: RHEL, Oracle Enterprise Linux, Solaris 10/11 with heavy automation experience. (Experience with Ansible, especially supporting build automation and patch automation for RHEL and OEL)
Also having a strong understanding of Networking features that would include fiber attached storage and NFS.
Daily responsibilities:
Manage RedHat 6, 7, 8, 9 servers from both a hardware and operating system standpoint.
Manage support of VMware vSphere hypervisor to allow hosting of servers in a virtualized highly available environment.
Configure and maintain server processes, configurations, and backups
Maintain and monitor Linux and VMware platform health and performance
Maintain server inventory information to ensure accuracy of configuration management DB.
Support the production release management system for documenting, planning, and implementing IT changes.
Plan, coordinate, communicate and implement security patching activities for Linux server platforms.
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
Provide 24x7 support and participate in on call rotation for critical production systems
Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
Provide technical expertise and/or solution delivery support for maintaining performance and reliability of server solutions.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Chicago, IL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $75.00/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Chicago,IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026.

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