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# Lead Linux Systems Administrator

- **Company:** The Rockridge Group
- **Location:** Milpitas, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Confluence, JIRA, Server Message Block, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Perl (Programming Language), VMware ESX Servers, Monitoring of Systems, Hyper-V, Internet Small Computer System Interface (ISCSI), Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Linux Servers, Simple Mail Transfer Protocols, Multi Router Traffic Grapher, Open Source Technology, Samba (Software), Shell Script, Simple Network Management Protocols, TCP/IP, Xen Servers, CheckMK, System Availability, Git, Cacti, Puppet, Network Server
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_96da5fc581

## About the Role

Sr./Lead Linux Systems Administrator We are seeking an experienced Linux System Administrator who can provide solutions and be able to work independently and a good team player. Responsibilities, * 5+ years of Linux systems design, implementation and administration in high availability and clustering environment

 * NFS/SAMBA, GFS2, NIS/Autofs, puppet/automation tools, GIT/JIRA/Confluence.
 * Experience managing servers on AWS a definite plus
 * Extensive experience with virtualization: VMware-ESXi/Hyper-V/XEN/KVM.
 * Proficiency and experience with NAS/SAN and iSCSI/NFS/CIFS technologies is required.
 * Experience with open source packages monitoring tools like CheckMK, Cacti, MRTG,OSSIM, GANGRILLA.
 * Solid knowledge of protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, LDAP/NIS, SMTP and SNMP.
 * Proven experience in one of programming languages: Python/Perl and Shell Scripting, with experience implementing automation using shell scripting and other related tools.
 * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as he/she will be interacting with clients on a regular basis
 * Experience serving as technical lead a definite plus

## Description

* Responsible for administering Linux Systems & servers on AWS on a mixed production environment.
 * Responsible for the day-to-day operations, monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, and configuration of Linux servers.
 * Work on multiple sites with multiple clients as well as remote


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