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# Senior Linux Systems Engineer (Telecommunications Software)

- **Company:** Kane Partners LLC
- **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $130,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, VoIP, Linux, DevOps, Internet Protocol, Linux System Administration, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Shell Script, Software Deployment, Deployment Automation, Vmware
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a99e10fad5c24b0a

## About the Role

* 5+ years of hands-on Linux administration or Linux systems engineering experience
 * Strong experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 * Advanced Linux command-line troubleshooting skills
 * Experience supporting enterprise production environments
 * Strong understanding of system administration and Linux infrastructure
 * Experience with VMware
 * Experience with Ansible or other automation tools
 * Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
 * Strong customer-facing communication skills

Highly Preferred

 * Telecommunications software or carrier environments
 * SIP
 * IMS
 * IP Telephony
 * Asterisk
 * VoIP technologies
 * Linux scripting (Bash)
 * DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience
 * Application deployment and production support
 * Technical leadership or mentoring experience

## Description

They are looking for a Senior Linux Systems Engineer to support and deploy complex Linux-based communication platforms in customer environments. This role is ideal for someone with a strong Red Hat Linux background who enjoys troubleshooting complex technical issues, supporting production environments, and working directly with customers.

This is not a traditional help desk role and it is not a network engineering position. The primary focus is advanced Linux administration, troubleshooting, deployment, and production support. Experience supporting telecom or IP communications platforms is highly desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

 * Support and troubleshoot enterprise Linux production environments
 * Deploy and maintain Linux-based communication platforms
 * Investigate application, operating system, and infrastructure issues
 * Perform root cause analysis using Linux command-line tools
 * Analyze system logs and troubleshoot complex production incidents
 * Work closely with customer engineering teams during deployments and support activities
 * Configure and support virtualized Linux environments
 * Automate deployment and configuration tasks using Ansible
 * Collaborate with development teams to resolve software defects
 * Serve as a senior technical resource for complex customer issues


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