Linux Administrator

Fairfield County Hedge Fund is seeking a Linux Systems Administrator to join their Technology Infrastructure team. This role provides operational support for the firm’s Linux server environment, including system provisioning, configuration, maintenance, and performance optimization, as well as collaboration with other IT teams to support enterprise applications and related infrastructure.

• Management of operational tasks for Red Hat Linux Servers including server builds, upgrades, performance tuning, and hardware/software troubleshooting
• Oversight of server patching, lifecycle management, and configuration consistency to meet current and future operational standards
• Administration and optimization of containerized workloads using Kubernetes, Docker, Open Shift or orchestration products
• Support for hybrid cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including VM provisioning, storage management, and networking integration
• Monitoring and performance analysis using tools and log aggregation
• Collaboration with development teams for GIT support
• Management of backup and disaster recovery systems to ensure high availability and data integrity
• Documentation of procedures, system configurations, and operational processes to maintain a reliable knowledge base
• Maintaining source code repositories and computational environments

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• 5+ years managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (or equivalent Linux) in a production server environment
• Experience integrating Linux systems with Windows infrastructure (Samba, Active Directory, Kerberos)
• Scripting expertise in shell scripting/Python required
• Excellent communication and project management skills with the ability to multi-task and work on several projects at once, often as a part of a team
• Familiarity with hybrid or cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Financial Services industry experience is a plus