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Linux Administrator Consultant

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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***Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote***

***Long Term Contract***

Location: Chicago, IL

A financial firm needs a Linux Administration Contractor. This contractor will focus on Linux administration, automation, Ansible, AWS Cloud, vulnerability management tools, etc. The Linux administrator will have to be flexible for 24/7 operational support, on-call for nights/weekends.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy, configure, and maintain Linux servers in both physical, virtual, and AWS cloud environments
  • Implement and manage automated server provisioning using Ansible and other automation tools
  • Plan and execute regular system patches and upgrades to ensure security and performance
  • Design and implement AWS infrastructure following best practices and cost optimization strategies
  • Manage AWS services including EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, and other relevant services
  • Identify, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities within Linux systems and applications
  • Conduct regular review of vulnerability scans reports and implement remediation strategies
  • Knowledge of creating content views and managing lifecycle environments in Red Hat Satellite
  • Create and manage JIRA, ServiceNow tickets, workflows, and change management processes
  • Participate in on-call rotation for emergency support


Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Linux system administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu)
  • Strong knowledge of server deployment and configuration management
  • Expertise in patch management and system upgrade procedures
  • Proven troubleshooting skills for Linux systems and applications
  • Experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure management
  • Experience with Ansible or similar automation/configuration management tools
  • Knowledge of vulnerability assessment tools and remediation techniques
  • Familiarity with virtualization technologies (VMware, KVM, etc.)
  • Scripting skills in Bash/ksh, Python, or other relevant languages
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Familiarity with monitoring solutions (Logic Monitor, Splunk, Qualys, CrowdStrike, CloudWatch, Nagios, Prometheus, etc.)


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