Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Linux Infrastructure Engineer | Richmond, VA (Hybrid) 26-00535

• Must be located in or near Richmond, VA

TM Floyd is seeking an experienced Linux Infrastructure Engineer for a contract opportunity supporting enterprise infrastructure operations in Richmond, VA. This role is ideal for a hands-on Linux professional with strong Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration, Ansible automation, scripting, patching, and production support experience. You’ll help maintain secure, reliable, and highly available infrastructure while collaborating with application, cloud, network, database, and cybersecurity teams.

• No Subcontractor / C2C or H1B candidates
• Must be located in or near Richmond, VA

What You’ll Do

• Administer, configure, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot enterprise Red Hat Linux servers
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, roles, and automation workflows
• Use Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages to automate infrastructure tasks
• Perform vulnerability remediation, system hardening, and security compliance activities
• Troubleshoot complex production incidents and perform root cause analysis
• Support infrastructure across on-premises, VMware, and cloud environments
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and runbooks
• Collaborate with cross-functional infrastructure and cybersecurity teams

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on enterprise Linux administration experience
• Experience with server provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, and production support
• Hands-on Ansible experience
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, or another scripting language
• Strong knowledge of Linux networking, DNS, storage, filesystems, authentication, access controls, and package management
• Experience with incident management, problem resolution, change management, and production operations
• Excellent communication, analytical, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Ansible Automation Platform or Tower
• Terraform, VMware, and Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Git, CI/CD, and ServiceNow or Jira
• Monitoring tools such as SolarWinds, Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch
• Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, or OpenShift
• Experience supporting highly available, business-critical, or regulated infrastructure
• Security, cloud, or Kubernetes certifications

Additional Requirements

• Must be able to participate in scheduled after-hours maintenance and on-call support
• The role involves access to personal, company-sensitive, and credit-sensitive information

Interested in taking the next step in your Linux infrastructure career? Send me a message or connect with me to discuss this opportunity!

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