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# Linux System Support Engineer

- **Company:** Avacend Inc
- **Location:** Frisco, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cron, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Routing, OAuth, OpenShift, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Server Administration, SSL Certificate Management, Computer Network Technologies, Data Ingestion, Snowflake, Firewalls (Computer Science), Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Front End Software Development, Data Pipelines, Docker
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/17ad1540-f0f3-494a-8b8f-b6fb127ad09c

## About the Role

* Strong Linux administration (RHEL 8/9).
 * Deep networking knowledge (routing, firewalls, protocols).
 * Proficient in Python for automation and backend support.
 * Experience with:

 * Cron scheduling and optimization
 * Server monitoring and troubleshooting
 * High-throughput systems (Kafka, pipelines)
 * Certificate management (SSL/TLS)
 * API authentication (OAuth)

Awareness of Snowflake behavior and troubleshooting., * Exposure to containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).

 * Experience supporting large-scale telecom or network environments.
 * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

## Description

* Manage and support VMs running cron jobs for KPI collection.
 * Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues including CPU spikes, memory/swap exhaustion, and disk utilization.
 * Optimize cron scheduling and server monitoring to improve performance and reliability.
 * Support backend services hosting APIs, frontend UI, and data processing pipelines.
 * Handle high-throughput systems consuming Kafka messages.
 * Manage file staging and ingestion pipelines into Snowflake.
 * Administer SSL certificates for frontend services and OAuth authentication for APIs.
 * Collaborate with infra teams on migration planning and execution (OpenShift/Kubernetes).
 * Provide system-level troubleshooting for Snowflake timeouts and integrations.
 * Ensure secure and efficient operations across routing, firewalls, and protocols.