Linux System Administrator

Senior Linux Systems Administrator

📍 NYC 4 days onsite

💰 Up to $220K Base + Bonus

We're partnering with a leading financial services firm seeking a Senior Linux Systems Administrator to support and enhance a mission-critical Linux infrastructure. This is an operations-focused role responsible for the reliability, performance, and automation of enterprise Linux systems supporting high-availability production environments.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of Linux systems administration/infrastructure engineering experience
• Strong background supporting mission-critical, high-availability Linux environments
• Experience with containerization (Docker/Podman), storage, and virtualization
• Hands-on scripting with Python and Bash
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix)
• Bachelor's degree

Ideal candidates come from enterprise infrastructure or systems administration backgrounds with deep Linux expertise and a passion for building reliable, scalable production environments.