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# Linux Administrator

- **Company:** Diverse Lynx LLC
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $145,600.0 - $149,760.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Ubuntu (Operating System), CentOS, Databases, Linux, File Systems, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Linux Servers, Performance Tuning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Runbook, Shell Script, SUSE Linux, System Availability
- **Published:** May 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us19d264a192bc58e4164f3d02d0ea459f

## About the Role

* Strong Linux Administration experience
 * RHEL / CentOS / Ubuntu / SUSE
 * Monitoring & Performance Tuning
 * OS Patching / Upgrade Management
 * Troubleshooting skills
 * Shell Scripting / Python
 * Security & Access Management
 * Documentation skills

## Description

* Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, SUSE)
 * Perform system monitoring, performance tuning, and capacity planning
 * Handle incident, problem, and change management
 * Ensure system availability, reliability, and security
 * Apply OS patches and upgrades
 * Troubleshoot system, network, filesystem, and application issues
 * Manage user access, permissions, and security policies
 * Work with application, database, network, and cloud teams
 * Automate tasks using Shell scripting and Python
 * Maintain documentation, SOPs, and runbooks


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