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# Linux Administrator

- **Company:** AVIAN LLC
- **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Software Applications, Information Systems, System Configuration, Linux, Firmware, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Linux System Administration, Linux Servers, Ansible, Service Pack, Shell Script, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, System Software, Systems Integration, Scripting, Information Technology, Patch Management, Hardware Infrastructure, Network Server
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18065136?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18065136%2FLinux-Administrator-Virginia-Richmond

## About the Role

* Minimum of 10 years configuring and maintaining Linux servers
 * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related discipline, OR 10
years of related technical experience may be substituted for education

 * Strong Linux administration experience
 * Experience working in an organization with complex, intertwined systems and data flows
 * Experience creating, maintaining, and communicating complex information technology documentation
 * Experience with domain account management, particularly via Centrify, LDAP, and Active Directory
 * Experience applying security patches in a Linux environment
 * Strong shell scripting experience
 * Ability to manage a large, complex server environment
 * Experience with the server environment, its hardware components and how/where they are used
 * Understanding how to troubleshoot and replace server hardware if necessary
 * Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively and proactively across a large organization of
dispersed teams

Desired Experience, Skills & Technologies

 * Scripting experience with Ansible or similar technologies

## Description

The successful candidate will maintain and improve, as part of the existing Linux team, the Sponsor's Linux software and
hardware environment. This includes responsibility for the operating system software and its successful integration with
the hardware and applications software across the organization as well as maintaining the servers it runs on., Planning, testing, installing, integrating, and maintaining new and upgraded versions of the relevant operating
systems

 * Building and hardening Linux servers, and establishing configuration baselines
 * Applying all appropriate security and firmware patches in a timely manner, and assisting in creating,
maintaining, and adhering to the organization's patch management plans

 * Developing test plans and procedures
 * Replacing server hardware components where necessary
 * Testing and integrating software and hardware
 * Managing operating system lifecycles
 * Establishing, developing, testing, staging, and operating environments
 * Designing interfaces to external systems
 * Researching and resolving operating system problems efficiently and accurately, while adhering to
organizational standards and practices

 * Troubleshooting operating system problems, and collaborating with other teams (e.g. application development,
network, etc.) to resolve problems across the organization

 * Providing technical support to other teams (e.g. application development, etc.) on requirements for integration
into the operating system

 * Maintaining and updating documentation on the operating system configuration and all other areas of
responsibility


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