Senior Linux System Engineer
IndiaFull-TimeSenior
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Job Details
- Languages
- English
- Experience
- 11+ years of hands-on Linux system administration experience, 7+ years of experience in a Senior position or Level 3 Engineer role, 7+ yrs of experience with KVM and Livbirt
- Required Skills
- AWSDockerPostgreSQLPythonBashGCPKubernetesMySQLNginxZabbixAzureGrafanaPrometheusRedisLinuxTerraformAnsible
Requirements
- 11+ years of hands-on Linux system administration experience in a web hosting or cloud environment.
- 7+ years of experience in a Senior position or Level 3 Engineer role.
- MUST be a KVM and Livbirt expert with a minimum of 7+ yrs of experience.
- Expert knowledge of web hosting technologies (cPanel, Plesk, WHM, LAMP/LEMP stacks).
- Strong scripting ability in Perl, Bash, and Python.
- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
- Networking expertise – understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Firewalls, Load Balancing.
- Familiarity with RAID, SAN, NAS, and distributed storage systems.
- Experience working in a 24/7 production environment with on-call duties.
- Ability to build and configure servers from the ground up.
- Certifications such as RHCE, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, or Kubernetes (CKA) are a plus.
- Good English Communication Skill.
Responsibilities
- Act as the final escalation point (L3) for complex server, hosting, and network-related issues.
- Diagnose and resolve critical system failures, network outages, and performance issues.
- Manage, optimize, and secure Linux-based hosting environments (CentOS, Ubuntu, RHEL).
- Administer and fine-tune web servers (Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed), databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), and caching layers (Redis, Memcached).
- Build and deploy servers from the ground up, ensuring optimal configurations for performance and security.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts (Bash, Python, Perl) for server provisioning and configuration management.
- Utilize Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools for automating infrastructure deployments.
- Deploy and manage KVM, OpenStack, VMware, or containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Support cloud-based hosting solutions (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
- Implement security best practices, including firewall rules, SELinux/AppArmor, IDS/IPS.
- Perform vulnerability assessments and patch management to secure customer environments.
- Set up and manage monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, Nagios.
- Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for urgent system issues.
- Work closely with NOC, DevOps, and Engineering teams to ensure smooth operations.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to L1 & L2 support engineers.
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