Linux Administrator Consultant
Indexed description
***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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