Smart IT Frame LLC

Job Title: Linux Operating System Engineer
Location: Minneapolis, MN (5 days onsite)
Experience: 5 – 8 years
Duration: Contract
About Smart IT Frame:
At
Smart IT Frame
, we connect top talent with leading organizations across the USA. With over a decade of staffing excellence, we specialize in IT, healthcare, and professional roles, empowering both clients and candidates to grow together.
Mandatory: Strong on Linux (RHEL 8) and AWS
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced
Linux Operating System Engineer
to manage, maintain, and support enterprise Linux infrastructure across both
On-Premises Data Centers
and
AWS Cloud environments
. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8)
administration, automation, troubleshooting, infrastructure operations, and IT Service Management processes utilizing
ITIL
best practices and
ServiceNow
.
Key Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Administer, maintain, and support
RHEL 8
servers in both On-Premises and AWS environments.</li>
<li>Perform Linux server provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.</li>
<li>Manage system performance, capacity planning, and availability to ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs).</li>
<li>Monitor infrastructure health and proactively address performance bottlenecks and operational risks.</li>
<li>Troubleshoot complex Linux OS, application, storage, and network-related issues.</li>
<li>Implement OS hardening, security controls, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.</li>
<li>Manage AWS-based Linux workloads, including EC2 instances, EBS storage, security groups, and cloud networking components.</li>
<li>Collaborate with application, database, network, and security teams to resolve incidents and support business services.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain automation scripts using
Bash, Python, or Ansible
to streamline operational tasks.</li>
<li>Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.</li>
<li>Execute change, incident, problem, and request management activities in accordance with
ITIL processes
.</li>
<li>Utilize
ServiceNow
for incident tracking, change implementation, problem management, and service requests.</li>
<li>Create and maintain operational documentation, technical procedures, and knowledge base articles.</li>
<li>Participate in on-call support and major incident management activities as required.</li>
</ul>
Required Skills &amp; Experience
Linux Administration
<ul>
<li>5+ years of Linux system administration experience.</li>
<li>Strong expertise in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8)
.</li>
<li>Experience managing enterprise Linux environments at scale.</li>
</ul>
Cloud &amp; Infrastructure
<ul>
<li>Hands-on experience supporting Linux workloads in
AWS Cloud
.</li>
<li>Experience with:</li>
<li>EC2</li>
<li>EBS</li>
<li>VPC</li>
<li>IAM</li>
<li>CloudWatch</li>
<li>Auto Scaling</li>
</ul>
Automation &amp; Scripting
<ul>
<li>Proficiency in:</li>
<li>Bash Shell Scripting</li>
<li>Python</li>
<li>Ansible</li>
</ul>
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Linux Operating System Engineer with experience in RHEL 8 and AWS

Linux Operating System Engineer with experience in RHEL 8 and AWS

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