Linux Operating System Engineer : Minneapolis, MN (5 days onsite)

Role : Linux Operating System Engineer

Location : Minneapolis, MN (5 days onsite)

Contract

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Linux Operating System Engineer to manage, maintain, and support enterprise Linux infrastructure across both On-Premises Data Centers and AWS Cloud environments . The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8) administration, automation, troubleshooting, infrastructure operations, and IT Service Management processes utilizing ITIL best practices and ServiceNow .

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support RHEL 8 servers in both On-Premises and AWS environments.
• Perform Linux server provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Manage system performance, capacity planning, and availability to ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs).
• Monitor infrastructure health and proactively address performance bottlenecks and operational risks.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux OS, application, storage, and network-related issues.
• Implement OS hardening, security controls, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
• Manage AWS-based Linux workloads, including EC2 instances, EBS storage, security groups, and cloud networking components.
• Collaborate with application, database, network, and security teams to resolve incidents and support business services.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash, Python, or Ansible to streamline operational tasks.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Execute change, incident, problem, and request management activities in accordance with ITIL processes .
• Utilize ServiceNow for incident tracking, change implementation, problem management, and service requests.
• Create and maintain operational documentation, technical procedures, and knowledge base articles.
• Participate in on-call support and major incident management activities as required.

Required Skills & Experience

Linux Administration

• 5+ years of Linux system administration experience.
• Strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8) .
• Experience managing enterprise Linux environments at scale.

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Hands-on experience supporting Linux workloads in AWS Cloud .
• Experience with:
  • EC2
  • EBS
  • VPC
  • IAM
  • CloudWatch
  • Auto Scaling

Automation & Scripting

• Proficiency in:
  • Bash Shell Scripting
  • Python
  • Ansible

Thanks & Regards

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