Job Title: Senior Red Hat Linux Administrator
Location: Hybrid - 3 days onsite in Annapolis, MD / 2 days remote (U.S. only)
Contract Duration: Up to 5 years
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Red Hat Linux Administrator to support the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) infrastructure. This role involves managing system stability, performance tuning, patching, automation, and supporting a broad suite of enterprise applications. You will work in a hybrid environment, reporting onsite three days a week in Annapolis, MD, with the flexibility to respond to urgent onsite requirements within 24 hours' notice.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) - must include valid certification number.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience as a Red Hat Linux administrator.
- 10+ years of experience administering Unix (AIX) IBM pSeries systems.
- 15+ years of total IT experience.
Technical Skills and Experience:
- Advanced RHEL installation, configuration, and maintenance in dev/test/prod environments.
- Automation with Ansible, Bash, or Python.
- Experience with Red Hat Satellite, Identity Management (IdM).
- Expertise in system upgrades, patching, performance tuning, and security hardening.
- Support for applications including:
- Oracle WebLogic / Oracle DB
- Progress 4GL / OpenEdge
- Apache Web Server
- vSphere-hosted RHEL Servers
- Rubrik backup
- PeopleSoft, Mobius, Elastic Search, Oracle OBI, CVS
- Red Hat support and troubleshooting across OS, database, and app layers.
- Experience in 24x7 high-availability environments.
- Storage and disaster recovery planning and execution.
Soft Skills & Responsibilities:
- Effective communicator, both written and verbal.
- Team-oriented with demonstrated leadership skills.
- Interfaces directly with users, helpdesk, and application support teams.
- Maintain system documentation, logs, configuration guides, and incident reports.
- Participate in on-call support and incident resolution.
- Must be able to work independently and report onsite within 24 hours when needed.