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# Lead Linux Systems Administrator - Hybrid

- **Company:** Genesis10
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $121,306 - $137,946
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Linux, Distributed File Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Linux System Administration, Linux Servers, Logical Volume Manager, Network Service, Network Time Protocols, Performance Tuning, Ansible, Oracle Linux, Virtualization Technology, Scripting, Data Storage Management, System Availability, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/682f72d3-65f2-40aa-ad20-0a4782a9441f/lead-linux-systems-administrator-hybrid

## About the Role

* 5 years of experience in Linux system administration in enterprise environments
 * Strong expertise in Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) systems
 * Proven experience in high availability systems, virtualization, and storage management
 * Hands-on experience with automation and configuration management tools (Ansible preferred)
 * Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language (Bash, Python preferred)
 * Strong experience with infrastructure troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident management
 * Solid understanding of enterprise infrastructure (compute, storage, network)
 * Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

Desired skills:

 * Strong communication and collaboration skills in a global team environment

## Description

* Lead the administration, monitoring, and performance tuning of Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) environments
 * Oversee the design, build, and lifecycle management of Linux servers, including storage and virtualization
 * Manage high availability (HA) configurations, clustering, and load-balanced environments
 * Define and implement SRE principles, including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets
 * Lead initiatives for infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible
 * Install, configure, and maintain OEL operating systems and related software stacks
 * Manage Logical Volume Manager (LVM), distributed file systems, and network services (DNS, NTP, LDAP)
 * Lead incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and postmortem reviews
 * Ensure systems are secure, hardened, and compliant with enterprise security standards
 * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to SRE and infrastructure teams
 * Maintain comprehensive documentation for architecture, processes, and operational procedures