Red Hat Linux Systems Administrator / Workstation Engineer

Location: Egg Harbor, NJ

Duration: 18 month contract to start

Onsite: 100% Onsite. will either be in office onsite or travelling.

Role Overview

• Job Title: Red Hat Linux Systems Administrator / Workstation Engineer
• Core Mission: Automate the provisioning, hardening, and lifecycle management of RHEL workstations.
• Primary Tools: Red Hat Satellite, Ansible, Kickstart, Bash/Python, and Git

Key Responsibilities

• Build & Provision: Design automated build pipelines and Kickstart installation profiles for standardized RHEL workstation deployments.
• Configuration Management: Use Ansible to enforce system configuration, user access policies, and software packages.
• Patch & Lifecycle Management: Administer Red Hat Satellite for software updates, patch deployment, and repository management.
• Security & Hardening: Apply DISA STIG or CIS benchmarks, manage SELinux policies, and ensure endpoint compliance.
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose kernel panics, hardware driver mismatches, network authentication (LDAP/Samba/SSSD), and storage issues.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 3+ years managing RHEL environments (Version 7.0 or higher)
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in automated provisioning, TCP/IP networking, DNS, DHCP, and scripting (Bash, Python).
• Certifications: Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Specialist in Deployment and Systems Management.