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Linux System Administrator - TEKsystems
Systems Engineer
Seasoned Linux System Administrator skilled in AWS, Ansible automation, Bash/Python scripting, and Prometheus monitoring, driving legacy infrastructure modernization and ensuring high availability, performance, and security in a hybrid environment.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the migration of legacy Linux workloads to AWS, designing scalable, secure architectures.
- Implement and maintain Ansible playbooks for configuration management, deployment, and compliance.
- Develop Bash and Python scripts to automate routine tasks, performance tuning, and log analysis.
- Configure and monitor systems with Prometheus and Grafana, ensuring proactive alerting and capacity planning.
- Apply security hardening best practices, manage SELinux/AppArmor policies, and conduct vulnerability assessments.
- Collaborate with DevOps and application teams to optimize CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Linux system administration experience in enterprise environments.
- Proficient with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC) and cloud migration strategies.
- Hands‑on experience with Ansible, Bash, and Python for automation.
- Strong knowledge of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and log management.
- Solid understanding of security hardening, compliance, and incident response.
Skills
linuxawsansiblebashpythonprometheus