Application Programmer
USDC•Plano, TX
•Remote
About The Position
Genesis10 is seeking a Red Hat Linux Administrator for a remote, 12+ month contract opportunity with a Global Financial Institution. The role involves supporting large-scale patching, upgrades, and operational management of a 5000+ server Hadoop ecosystem running on RHEL 8.x and 9.x. This position requires strong automation skills, hands-on troubleshooting expertise, and the ability to work effectively in a high-availability enterprise environment.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in Linux system administration in enterprise environments
- Strong expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x / 9.x, OS patching, upgrades, and system hardening
- Proficiency in automation and scripting using Ansible, BladeLogic, and Bash/Shell scripting
- Experience managing large-scale environments (1000+ servers preferred)
- Strong experience with Linux builds, provisioning, filesystem management (LVM, XFS, etc.), and performance monitoring
- Experience working in remote/distributed team environments
- Experience with RedHat OpenShift and Hadoop
Nice To Haves
- RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) certification
- Experience with Hadoop ecosystem (Cloudera / Hortonworks or similar) and enterprise system management tools
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking and client-server architectures
- Familiarity with remote server management tools (iDRAC, IPMI, Redfish, etc.)
- Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills in production environments
Responsibilities
- Perform OS lifecycle management, including software installations, kernel patching, system updates, OS upgrades, and library management
- Manage and maintain Linux file systems, ensuring performance, capacity, and integrity
- Execute and automate patching and vulnerability remediation using BladeLogic, Ansible, and shell scripting
- Develop automation solutions to optimize repetitive operational tasks and improve efficiency
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to OS failures, system performance degradation, and filesystem inconsistencies
- Perform system failure analysis, recovery, and root cause analysis (RCA)
- Support hardware and software configuration management
- Provide production support and incident resolution in a large-scale distributed environment
Benefits
- Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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