Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) / Rocky Linux Consultant - 100% REMOTE

Location: Jacksonville Florida United States

Job Title: Dedicated Support Engineer (DSE) / Rocky Linux Consultant
Job Summary:
SME for Architecture in Linux Red Hat

Role: Dedicated Support Engineer – Rocky LinuxInfrastructure (Advisory).

Duration:6 months (8 hours a week)

Experience: Minimum 10-12+ overall years Centos Red Hat “Fedora”

Role Summary

• Senior Rocky Linux infrastructure advisor providing proactive, strategic guidance
  
• Focus on performance, stability, security, and operational excellence
  
• Advisory-only role (no hands-on implementation or system administration)
  

Key Responsibilities

• Assess Rocky Linux environments and identify optimization opportunities
  
• Provide recommendations for compute, storage, and network configurations on Rocky Linux platforms
  
• Analyzes the client system and storage performance and suggest Rocky Linux tuning strategies
  
• Advise on capacity planning and resource utilization for Rocky Linux systems
  
• Recommend operational best practices and incident prevention strategies
  
• Guide on automation and workflow optimization in Rocky Linux environments
  
• Provide patch management, security hardening, and OS lifecycle planning guidance for Rocky Linux
  
• Review documentation and deliver knowledge transfer sessions
  
• Prepare written recommendation reports and KPI tracking
  
• Participate in regular customer advisory and review sessions
  

Role Boundaries

• No hands-on configuration or remediation
  
• No system administration or production changes
  
• No staff augmentation or 24/7 operational support
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Rocky Linux (mandatory)
  
• Enterprise Linux experience (RHEL / CentOS) strongly preferred
  
• Solid knowledge of Rocky Linux OS internals and administration concepts
  
• Understanding of compute, storage, and networking fundamentals
  
• Experience with Linux performance and stability analysis
  
• Knowledge of patching, security hardening, and OS lifecycle management on Rocky Linux
  
• Ability to produce clear technical recommendations and documentation
  
• Strong customer-facing communication and advisory skills
  
• Senior-level experience in enterprise infrastructure environments
  

Preferred

• Rocky Linux / RHEL certifications (RHCE/RHCSA or equivalent)
  
• Experience in consulting or advisory roles
  

Details

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