Unix - Linux Administrator

Location:

Ottawa
Language:
English
Security Clearance:
Secret
Security

Clearance Required:

Secret

We are seeking an experienced Unix/Linux Administrator for a full-time, 1-year contract starting August 10, 2026
, with a possible 1-year extension
. This is a hybrid position requiring 12 days on-site (in Ottawa) per month
, with potential on-call and overtime requirements
. Candidates must possess Secret security clearance or have resided in Canada for a minimum of 10 years and be eligible to obtain Secret clearance
.

The successful candidate will support enterprise Solaris 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9 environments, including system administration, maintenance, patching, hardening, installation, configuration, and performance tuning
. The role requires hands‑on experience with Red Hat Satellite
, Ansible Automation Platform
, Ansible playbook development
, UNIX system administration
, scripting
, hardware support
, Dev Ops environments
, and CI/CD pipeline development and management
. Additional consideration will be given to candidates with RHCE
, Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Network Automation
, or Red Hat OpenSCAP experience.