Specialist - System Management

Job Title:

Linux Operating System Engineer

Location:

Minneapolis, MN (5 days onsite)
Duration:
Fulltime

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 Service Now.

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 Service Now 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 Administration5+ years of Linux system administration experience.

Strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL
8).Experience managing enterprise Linux environments ud & Infrastructure Hands-on experience supporting Linux workloads in AWS Cloud.

Experience with :

EC2

EBSVPCIAMCloud Watch Auto  Scaling Automation & Scripting Proficiency in:

Bash Shell Scripting Python Ansible Troubleshooting Strong  knowledge of Linux Kernel

SystemdLVMFile Systems XFS EXT4

Networking TCPIP DNS SSH NFSIT Service Management Strong understanding of ITIL Framework Practical experience with Incident Management Change Management Problem Management Service Request Fulfillment Service Now Experience  using Service Now for Incident management

Change requests

Problem recordsCMDB updates

Reporting and SLA tracking