Job Description

Linux Admin role in Richmond, VA (Onsite 4 days a week)

Interview: Phone/Video

Hire type: 6+ months Contract to hire

Pay Rate: $50 on C2C and $42 hourly on W2

Position Summary

The Secretary of the Client is seeking to fill an open contract to hire position for an experienced Linux System Administrator to enhance, configure, deploy, and maintain system activities in support of a complex IT environment.

Key Responsibilities

In addition to other occasional tasks, the candidate’s key responsibilities will be:

• Administer and monitor Linux systems, OpenShift container platform, and other IT infrastructure.
• Install, configure, and maintain Linux operating systems, middleware, application software, and system management tools.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, including inventory management, roles, and group configurations.
• Proactively ensure maximum system uptime, reliability, and availability.
• Monitor system and application performance, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with development teams to implement fixes.
• Maintain and enforce security standards, access controls, backup routines, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Automate routine or complex tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Coordinate with vendors and IT staff to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Respond to and resolve day-to-day tickets and service requests from development and other IT teams.
• Support deployments, configurations, and patching activities as needed.
• Document troubleshooting steps, solutions, and known issues to support knowledge sharing.
• Participate in after-hours support as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in LINUX administration.
• 2+ years working with and administering OpenShift platforms.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Extensive experience installing, configuring, and managing Linux servers including SLES, RHEL, and other distributions.
• Experience in OpenShift administration (use of OpenShift CLI), including understanding of architecture, containerization, and GitOps using ArgoCD.
• Ability to create and maintain CI/CD pipelines in OpenShift, streamlining maintenance and deployment processes.
• Proven working experience in troubleshooting Linux based environments (analyze system logs, dumps, and other diagnostic information).
• In depth understanding of and experience with Ansible.
• Experience with other automation tools and scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python) to manage large numbers of servers.
• Experience configuring and administering webservers (Apache NGINX, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring systems (Nagios, Icinga, etc.).
• Deep understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies, including knowledge of virtual machine (VM) management, virtual networking, storage virtualization, and resource pooling.
• Understanding of network protocols and configurations (TCP, UDP, etc.).
• Some data center experience or the willingness to learn.
• Self-driven learner that embraces automation and new technologies as they mature.

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