Linux Specialist

Job Description: Linux Specialist Section: Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, Almalinux, RockyLinux)

Brief Background :

The role requires a professional with a minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in core Linux environments. Candidates must be RHCSA and RHCE certified and well-versed in enterprise-grade systems, SAP environments, clustering, load balancing, and handling government/custom project infrastructures. This is a blended operational support role involving proactive system maintenance, troubleshooting, automation, and secure environment management.

Location : Nashik / Mumbai

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Own customer/user OS level issues troubleshooting and provide timely solutions.

• Thorough understanding and handling of incident/change/service tickets.

• Update logs and documentation related to incidents, problems, and changes.

• Performance tuning of OS, Webserver, Applications, and Databases.

• Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Linux servers, mail servers, DNS, Apache, Tomcat etc.

• Implement, Configuration, Tuning and support OS clustering (PCS, CRM) and load balancing (e.g., HAProxy, BigIP F5, other Enterprise LB etc).

• Basic configuration and operational support for WAF & Load Balancers.

• Participate in DR drills and support BCP activities.

• Ensure system compliance, server hardening, CIS benchmarking and VA/PT closure.

• Hands-on experience with centralized authentication (LDAP, AD, MFA).

• Maintain patch management, antivirus, DLP, SIEM,backup agents as per project requirements.

• Support storage connectivity and protocols (CIFS, ISCSI, NFS, FC, FCOE).

• Develop or maintain automation scripts (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible).
• Prepare RCA and implement permanent fixes for recurring issues.

• Work across various virtualization and cloud platforms (VMware, Xen, Azure etc).

• Adhere to SLAs and escalation processes, maintaining process compliance.

• Additionally having backup tool knowledge such as Veeam, Commvault etc.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED :

• Strong hands-on experience with RHEL, SUSE, CentOS, Ubuntu Linux distributions.

• Excellent understanding of High Availability, Redundancy, and Disaster Recovery concepts.

• Familiarity with scripting (Bash, Python) and automation tools (Ansible, Puppet).

• Thorough understanding of performance monitoring and tuning.

• Experience in securing government and enterprise environments.

• Strong knowledge of TCP/UDP, session management, packet handling.

• Good understanding of product licensing and subscription models.

• Customer-focused with strong communication and troubleshooting skills.

• Self-motivated, process-driven, and team-oriented.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS :

MBA-IT , B.E./B.Tech in Computer/Electronics/IT or M.C.A or higher from a recognized university. EXPERIENCE Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in Linux system administration with proven skills in enterprise and secure environments.