Senior System Administrator

Job  :
Owensboro, KY, USA;
Houston, TX, USAPosted:

Pay Type:

Salary
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* Boardwalk is a limited partnership operating in the midstream portion of the natural gas and natural gas liquids industry, providing transportation and storage services for our customers. Our 14,000 miles of pipeline and storage assets provide diverse market connectivity to producers and end-users who need reliable sources of natural gas for power generation, home heating or petrochemical feed stocks. We have the experience, knowledge, and flexibility to design service offerings and create system enhancements tailored to our customers’ needs throughout the 13 states in which we operate.

As an organization focused on sustainability, we are committed to protecting the environment while delivering this energy source. This commitment is made to our customers, employees, and the communities in which we operate. We incorporate environmental stewardship, safety, and compliance into our day-to-day operations and seek to strengthen and support the communities we serve. Additional information about the company can be found online at  .

We are currently looking for a Senior System Administrator for our Houston, TX or Owensboro, KY office.

POSITION

PURPOSE:

The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for the design, administration, automation, security, and continuous improvement of Boardwalk Pipelines' enterprise Linux infrastructure. This role serves as a senior technical leader within the System Administration team, partnering with other senior engineers to establish and evolve Linux platform standards, automation strategies, operational processes, and security practices across both on-premises and AWS-hosted environments.

The position provides expert-level administration and support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Amazon Linux systems, ensuring the reliability, availability, performance, and security of critical infrastructure supporting business and operational applications. The Senior Systems Administrator leads complex troubleshooting efforts, oversees operating system lifecycle management, drives vulnerability remediation and patch management initiatives, and develops automation solutions that improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability throughout the environment.

This role requires a highly motivated and self-directed professional who can independently manage complex technical challenges, collaborate effectively with application, database, networking, cloud, and security teams, and contribute to the modernization of infrastructure through automation, standardization, documentation, and continuous process improvement. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing Boardwalk's Linux platform strategy while ensuring compliance, operational excellence, and alignment with enterprise technology objectives.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND

EXPERIENCE:

• Strong hands-on experience as a Senior Linux Systems Administrator in an enterprise environment, with direct responsibility for supporting production Linux server platforms, addressing operational issues, and maintaining system reliability and availability.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale Linux server environments, including onboarding new systems, maintaining operating system standards, coordinating patching activities, managing lifecycle upgrades, and responding to production incidents.
• Advanced experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Amazon Linux in enterprise production environments.
• Expert-level knowledge of Linux operating systems, including troubleshooting complex issues related to kernel operations, boot processes,…