Senior Linux Engineer

Ahead

9 - 14 years

3 - 7 Lacs

gurugram

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Skills Required

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Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

Responsibilities

Oversee installation, configuration, and maintenance of Linux servers across diverse enterprise client environments.
Serve as a senior escalation point for P1/P2 client incidents, ensuring timely SLA adherence, technical resolution, and clear communication to clients and internal stakeholders.
Proactively maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure technology to deliver 24x7x365 uptime services.
Perform system performance management, patching, troubleshooting, upgrades, and lifecycle management to ensure high availability and reliability.
Implement and enforce security best practices, vulnerability management, and compliance standards (CIS, NIST, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or client-specific frameworks).
Support incident, change, problem, and request management processes in alignment with ITIL frameworks.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Windows, Network, Security, Cloud) to deliver integrated client solutions.
Lead or support client onboarding and migration projects by assessing Linux environments, standardizing configurations, and integrating systems into MSP monitoring and management platforms.
Develop and refine SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge base articles to enable repeatable processes across multiple client environments.
Implement and optimize monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK), generating reports for internal use and client presentations.
Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and act as a role model for best practices.
Participate in on-call rotation, including business hours, weeknights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Systems, or similar relevant field.
9+ years of hands-on experience in Linux administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, or similar).
In-depth knowledge of Linux systems: installation, configuration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and system hardening.
Proven expertise with authentication, authorization, and identity integration: user/group management, SSSD/REALMD, Kerberos, and LDAP/AD.
Strong scripting and automation skills in Shell, Perl, Python, and experience with configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef).
Experience with virtualization (VMware, KVM) and exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Solid understanding of security and networking, DNS, NFS, SMTP, HTTP/S, SELINUX, and firewalls within Linux ecosystems.
Familiarity with SAN/NAS storage management, LVM, and multipathing.
Experience working in ITIL-driven environments with proven SLA accountability.
Strong communication and client-facing skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Good to Have

Certifications such as RHCE, Linux Foundation Certified Engineer, CompTIA Linux+, or relevant cloud/Linux certifications preferred.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).
Hands-on knowledge of containerization platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Experience using MSP/PSA/RMM tools (ServiceNow, ConnectWise, SolarWinds, Datto, etc.).
Capacity planning and cost optimization experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.

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