linux system engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

<div></div><div><div><div><div><p>8 years of experience in Linux system Administration</p>
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Physical Server Touch support , Rack &amp; Stack Servers, Lables and serial number validation,
</p><p>Physical Server Firmware upgrades and Troubleshooting of Physical server performance, Booting and access issues.</p>
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Install, configure and manage Physical Servers
</p><p>Provide L2 support to the customer Linux Servers</p>
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Patch management, Access Management, Print Management and filesystem management.</p>
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Collaborate with different support groups for resolution of the incidents.
</p><p>Responsible for Incident, Change and problem Management for Linux infrastructure
</p><p>Build ,decommission Linux servers.</p>
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TCS Employee Benefits Summary:</b></div>
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<ul><li>Discretionary Annual Incentive.</li>
<li>Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical &amp; Health, Dental &amp; Vision, Disability Planning &amp; Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.</li>
<li>Family Support: Maternal &amp; Parental Leaves.</li>
<li>Insurance Options: Auto &amp; Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.</li>
<li>Convenience &amp; Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits &amp; Certification &amp; Training Reimbursement.</li>
<li>Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave &amp; Holidays.</li>
<li>Legal &amp; Financial Assistance: Legal Assist ance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing</li>
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<p>Salary Range: $65,000-$90,000 a year</p>
</div></div></div><div><div><div><b>Location</b></div>
<div>Lincolnshire, IL</div>
</div><div><div><b>Job Function</b></div>
<div>TECHNOLOGY</div>
</div><div><div><b>Role</b></div>
<div>Engineer</div>
</div><div><div><b>Job Id</b></div>
<div>398531</div>
</div><div><div><b>Desired Skills</b></div>
<div>Linux Administrator</div>
</div><div><div><b>Salary Range</b></div>
<div>$65,000-$90,000 a year</div></div></div></div><div></div>

Linux System Admin & Data Center Engineer

Bowhead

<div>Overview:
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SENIOR LINUX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (VDEPT)</div><div></div><div><br>
Bowhead seeks a Senior Linux Systems Administrator to join our team in Dahlgren, VA. The Senior Linux Administrator is responsible for system administration and customer support of servers and workstations in a professional environment.</div>
Responsibilities:
<ul><li>Providing technical problem solving and in-depth consulting for system operations.</li><li>
Will work as part of a team responsible for administration and management of servers, end-user workstations, and potentially clustered systems operating in both unclassified and classified network environments.</li><li>
Analysis, design, and implementation of modifications to the system software in order to improve system performance, correct errors, or fulfill specific needs.</li><li>
Participate in planning new hardware acquisitions, developing operating policy, interacting with vendors, educating customers, and communicating and collaborating with other projects within the organization.</li><li>
Work closely with scientists and engineers to help them use workstations and servers to solve their computationally intensive problems.</li><li>
Support of individual user workstations and associated software will be required.</li><li>
Linux Admin will provide support for application installation, licenses management, software tracking/distribution and backup/recovery of system configurations and user data files. Assist users in applying for accounts, and approving user access.</li></ul>
Qualifications:
<ul><li>High School Diploma required or Bachelors degree preferred.</li><li>
Minimum eight to ten (8-10) or more years of demonstrated experience in system administration of Linux-based servers and Linux-based workstations.</li><li>
Must have well-developed Linux system management skills.</li><li>
Must have experience with hardware experience with HP and Dell systems.</li><li>
Must meet and maintain a DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification at time of hire.</li><li>
Must have demonstrated experience working in an environment with rapidly changing job priorities.</li></ul><div>
Physical Demands:</div><ul><li>
Must be able to lift up to 10-15 pounds</li><li>
Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time</li><li>
Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically</li></ul><div>
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to maintain a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for this contract.</div></div>

Senior Linux Systems Administrator

<div></div><div><div><div><div>Role: Linux Support Analyst
<div>Required technical skill: Linux - RHEL Environment</div><br>
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</div><div>Must have skill:
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<div><ul><li> Strong hands‑on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
</li></ul><ul><li> Good knowledge of Linux internals, file systems (ext4, xfs), LVM, and networking
</li></ul><ul><li> Experience with system monitoring and log analysis
</li></ul><ul><li> Working knowledge of shell scripting (Bash)
</li></ul><ul><li> Familiarity with patching, RPM/YUM/DNF package management
</li></ul><ul><li> Understanding of ITIL processes (Incident, Change, Problem Management)</li></ul>
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</div></div></div><div><div><div><b>Location</b></div>
<div>Hyderabad</div>
</div><div><div><b>Job Function</b></div>
<div>TECHNOLOGY</div>
</div><div><div><b>Role</b></div>
<div>Analyst</div>
</div><div><div><b>Job Id</b></div>
<div>396757</div>
</div><div><div><b>Desired Skills</b></div>
<div>Linux
</div></div></div><p>Desired Candidate Profile
</p><div><div><b>Qualifications</b> : BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY</div></div></div><div></div>

Linux Support Analyst

TekSynap

<div><div>We are seeking a Linux OS Engineer to join our Task Order to build, harden, and sustain mission-critical Linux platforms in a highly secure enterprise on the Defense Intelligence Agency&rsquo;s Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise III (SITE III). The Linux OS Engineer will own the lifecycle of RHEL- and Debian-based systems&mdash;from image engineering and STIG compliance to configuration management, patch orchestration, performance tuning, and incident response. You&rsquo;ll collaborate across cybersecurity, network, storage, and application teams to deliver resilient, auditable infrastructure that meets program SLAs and security directives.</div><div></div><div><br>
TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. &ldquo;Technology moving at the speed of thought&rdquo; embodies these principles &ndash; the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.</div><div></div><div><br>
We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.
</div><p>Visit us at www.TekSynap.com.</p><p>
Apply now to explore jobs with us!
</p><p>The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination requirements mandated by contract, applicable law or regulation.</p><p>
By applying to a role at TekSynap you are providing consent to receive text messages regarding your interview and employment status. If at any time you would like to opt out of text messaging, respond &quot;STOP&quot;.</p><p>
As part of the application process, you agree that TekSynap Corporation may retain and use your name, e-mail, and contact information for purposes related to employment consideration.</p><div><b><br>
RESPONSIBILITIES</b></div><div></div><div><br>
The Linux OS Engineer is expected to be able to accomplish the following:</div><ul><li>
Platform Engineering &amp; Operations<ul><li>
Engineer, deploy, and administer RHEL/CentOS/Rocky and Ubuntu servers (physical and virtual) across dev/test/prod.</li><li>
Implement standard OS baselines, golden images, and immutable patterns (e.g., image pipelines, templates, kickstart/preseed, cloud-init).</li><li>
Manage patching and kernel updates with maintenance windows and rollback plans; validate health post-change.</li></ul></li><li>
Configuration Management &amp; Automation<ul><li>
Build and maintain automation using Ansible, Bash, and Python to enforce configuration drift control and speed delivery.</li><li>
Integrate configuration policies with CI/CD workflows and version control; write idempotent playbooks/roles.</li></ul></li><li>
Security &amp; Compliance<ul><li>
Apply and maintain DoD STIG/hardening controls; remediate findings from vulnerability scans; maintain audit artifacts.</li><li>
Implement/validate FIPS, SELinux, disk encryption, log forwarding, and secure remote access; support ATO evidence.</li></ul></li><li>
Reliability, Monitoring &amp; Performance<ul><li>
Design and operate logging/metrics/alerting (e.g., journald/rsyslog, auditd, Prometheus/Grafana/ELK) with actionable SLOs.</li><li>
Troubleshoot OS, storage, and network performance (I/O, CPU, memory, TCP/IP) using system profiling tools.</li></ul></li><li>
High Availability &amp; Continuity<ul><li>
Support clustering and HA patterns (Pacemaker/Corosync, systemd units, load balancers); document and test DR/backup restore.</li></ul></li><li>
Collaboration &amp; Support<ul><li>
Provide Tier 3 escalation; create runbooks/SOPs; participate in on-call rotations as needed.</li><li>
Partner closely with cybersecurity, network, storage, virtualization, and application owners to deliver end-to-end outcomes.</li></ul></li></ul><div><b>
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></div><ul><li>
Active TS/SCI + CI Poly clearance</li><li>
5&ndash;7 years of professional experience administering Linux in enterprise or government environments (or equivalent combination of education/experience suitable for mid level).</li><li>
One of the following DoD 8570/CS-NET-451 certifications:
<ul><li>Security+ (CE)</li><li>
RHCSA/RHCE</li><li>
CKA</li><li>
ITIL&reg; Foundation</li></ul></li><li>
Strong proficiency with RHEL-family and Debian/Ubuntu administration, system services, and package managers (dnf/yum/apt).</li><li>
Hands-on with Ansible and scripting (Bash, Python) for automation and compliance.</li><li>
Demonstrated experience applying STIG/hardening and working within secure change-controlled environments.</li><li>
Solid troubleshooting across compute, network, and storage layers; familiarity with virtualization (VMware/KVM) and ticketing/ITSM workflows.</li><li>
Ability to create and maintain SOPs, runbooks, and architecture diagrams supporting audits and operations.</li></ul><div><b>
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS</b>
</div><div><ul><li>Experience with RHEL Satellite/Foreman, Kickstart, IdM/FreeIPA/AD integration, and secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault).</li><li>
Exposure to container runtimes (Podman/Docker), Kubernetes (RKE/AKS/Openshift), and hardened container images.</li><li>
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), cloud (AWS/Azure/Gov zones), and registry/artifact management.</li><li>
Monitoring stacks (Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch) and SIEM integrations.</li><li>
SSCP</li><li>
CySA+</li><li>
GSEC</li><li>
CASP+</li><li>
CISSP</li><li>
Red Hat Ansible Automation certification</li><li>
Terraform Associate )</li><li>
Kubernetes certification</li></ul></div><div><b><br>
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS</b></div><div>
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
</div><ul><li>Location: Reston, VA</li><li>
Type of environment: Varies
</li><li>Noise level: Low</li><li>
Work schedule: &ldquo;Normal work hours&rdquo; constitute on average 8 hours a day, 40 hours per week (excluding breaks and meal periods) within standard operational hours occurring 0600-1800, Monday-Friday, excluding Federal holidays. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.</li><li>
Amount of Travel: 20%</li></ul><div><b>
PHYSICAL DEMANDS</b></div><div></div><div><br>
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</div><div></div><div><br>
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to grip, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds.</div><div></div><div><br>
The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE</b></div><ul><li>
U.S. Citizenship</li><li>
Active TS/SCI + CI Poly clearance</li></ul><div><b>
OTHER INFORMATION</b></div><div>
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.</div><div>
TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY</b></div><div>
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as &ldquo;protected status&rdquo;). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.</div><div></div><div><br>
TekSynap is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact hr@teksynap.com for assistance.</div></div>

Linux OS Engineer

Canonical

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
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 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
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 Every year we select new junior professionals into the Canonical Kernel Team, to work on the Linux kernel for Ubuntu. If you've enjoyed operating systems in your coursework or current role, you are confident in your ability to write high quality C and possibly Rust, and are ready to take the plunge and see how it all works, then this would be a great place to pursue your next career stage. We are a global team working to ship the world's most widely used Linux kernel, across the very latest silicon and cloud, where you can apply and grow your software engineering skills.
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 The Canonical Kernel Team builds and maintains all supported Ubuntu Linux kernels for a variety of platforms and architectures from small embedded devices to standard desktop/server systems to large-scale cloud environments. In your first year you will tackle serious initiatives, which include but are not limited to:
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   Optimized solutions for key Silicon and Cloud partner platforms
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   Developer platforms such as Raspberry Pi and RISC-V
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   Enabling Ubuntu on a wide range of embedded systems
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   Security hardening and exploit mitigation
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   Third-party driver integration and distribution, such as graphics
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   Expanded driver support for bleeding-edge PC platforms
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 </ul>
 We select candidates that are recent university graduates or early career professionals who are enthusiastic to develop kernel-level software in multiple areas including security updates, patching, and testing. The successful candidate will have a background in software engineering, be motivated to work in a distributed team and willing and able to travel globally twice a year for company engineering events.
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 These are full-time positions available to prospective or recently graduated students.
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  Location:
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 We have home-based Kernel Teams in every timezone.
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  The role entails
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   Collaborate regularly and proactively with a globally distributed team
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   Learn from senior mentors to demystify the inner workings of the Linux kernel and how it is distributed
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   Work closely with external silicon, cloud, or hardware manufacturer delivery teams on bleeding-edge platforms
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   Diagnose and resolve issues in the kernel reported by customers, the community, and discovered by your own rigorous testing
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   Take personal responsibility for the delivery of various flavors of the Ubuntu Linux kernel
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   Improve tooling and automation for delivery and test of Ubuntu Linux kernels
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   Submit, review, and apply kernel patches, working with both internal and external upstream maintainers
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  </li>
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  What we are looking for in you
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   Well-organized and motivated self-starter able to thrive in a remote work environment
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   Professional manner with colleagues, business partners, and the open-source community
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   Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal
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   Programming experience in C and/or Rust
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   Familiarity with version control practices, ideally with git
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   Understanding of operating system kernel fundamentals
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   Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks length
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  Nice-to-have skills
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   Interest and experience in Rust
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   Python and Bash scripting ability
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   Prior experience with Ubuntu/Debian/Snap packaging
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   Demonstrated experience with kernel patching and debugging
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   Strong grasp of device drivers, BSP's, and other low level system engineering
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  </li>
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  What we offer colleagues
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 We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
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   Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
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   Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
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   Annual compensation review
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   Recognition rewards
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   Annual holiday leave
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   Maternity and paternity leave
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   Team Member Assistance Program &amp; Wellness Platform
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   Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
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   Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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  About Canonical
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 Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
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  Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
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 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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