Linux Systems Administrator

Talent Software Services, Inc.

  • Austin, TX
  • 2 days ago
  • $40–$42 Per Hour

Highlights

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Numbers & Facts

LocationAustin, TX
Salary$40–$42 Per Hour

Description

Job Title : Linux Systems Administrator
Work Location : Austin, TX Onsite)

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Manage and administer Linux (RHEL/Rocky) virtual machines across multi-site data center environments
  • Operate and maintain OpenShift container platform (user management, workload troubleshooting, cluster health)
  • Support AVI Vantage load balancer operations (virtual service configuration, pool management, SSL binding, health monitors)
  • Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for infrastructure automation (user management, security agent deployment, OS patching, SSH hardening)
  • Fulfill daily infrastructure requests (VM provisioning, resource augmentation, access provisioning, troubleshooting)
  • Manage hardware lifecycle activities (Dell iDRAC, decommission coordination, EOSL tracking)
  • Deploy and maintain security agents across all hosts
  • Manage SSL certificate lifecycle (renewals, installation, expiration tracking)
  • Support FreeIPA and Keycloak identity services (user provisioning, group management,
  • authentication troubleshooting)
  • Coordinate with vulnerability management to patch or mitigate findings on data center hosts
  • Participate in on-call rotation for production infrastructure incidents


Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience in enterprise Linux systems administration (RHEL 7/8/9, Rocky Linux)
  • Strong working knowledge of Ansible for infrastructure automation (playbook development, roles, inventories, vault)
  • Experience with container platforms - OpenShift or Kubernetes (cluster operations, user
  • management, pod troubleshooting)
  • Experience with application delivery controllers / load balancers (AVI Vantage preferred, F5 BIG-IP acceptable)
  • Hands-on experience with Dell PowerEdge server hardware management (iDRAC, OpenManage, BIOS/firmware updates)
  • Familiarity with virtualization platforms and VM lifecycle management (ManageIQ, VMware, or similar)
  • Experience with identity management systems (FreeIPA, LDAP, Keycloak, or Active Directory)
  • Understanding of SSL/TLS certificate management and PKI concepts
  • Proficiency with Git for version control - comfortable with branching, merge requests, and collaborative workflows (GitLab preferred)
  • Experience working in multi-site data center environments
  • Foundational knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) - understanding of core services
  • (compute, networking, storage, IAM) and how on-prem infrastructure maps to cloud equivalents
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across network, OS, and application layers
  • Ability to work independently, manage a queue of requests, and prioritize effectively


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with AVI Vantage specifically (virtual services, pools, health monitors)
  • Experience with Splunk Forwarder deployment and log pipeline configuration
  • Exposure to vulnerability management workflows
  • Experience with Jira for work tracking and request management
  • Familiarity with hardware lifecycle planning (EOSL tracking, refresh coordination, capacity planning)
  • Python scripting for operational automation and reporting
  • Understanding of network fundamentals (VLANs, routing, firewall rules, DNS)
  • Experience supporting Cisco UCS or Dell EMC Unity storage platforms
  • Hands-on experience migrating workloads from on-prem to AWS or GCP (lift-and-shift or re-platform)
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code for cloud (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Deployment
  • Manager)
  • Experience with cloud-native container orchestration (EKS, GKE) in addition to on-prem OpenShift
  • EnableSkinIGERscertifications (Associate level or higher)


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CTH After 3 Months:
Travelling Availability:
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Email Address:
Visa Type:
Visa Expiration Date:
Hiring Status:
Are you working directly with the contractor's visa holder:
If not indicate # of layers and names of the company:
Indicate if the Candidate has worked in CG before and where:
Ex-*** Employee:
LinkedIn Account: (If available)
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