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# Linux Administrator

- **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Overland Park, KS, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $62,400.0 - $83,200.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, COBOL (Programming Language), Data Warehousing, Linux, IBM Mainframe, Linux System Administration, Mainframes, SAP (Applications), Patch Management
- **Published:** June 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g99gbq

## About the Role

The individual will join mid-project (migration currently ~1.5 years in progress with ~4 months remaining) and play a key role in both project execution and transition to steady-state operations. The position will also involve knowledge transfer from a retiring resource and participation in upcoming technical training sessions.

Skills

linux administration, patch management, infrastructure management, aws, cobol, mainframe, legacy system modernization, data warehouse, sap

Top Skills Details

linux administration,patch management,infrastructure management,aws

Additional Skills & Qualifications

5 years experience but flexible

## Description

Client is seeking a contractor to support a large-scale infrastructure migration from a legacy IBM mainframe environment to a Linux-based AWS cloud environment using Rocket Software's Enterprise Server platform (formerly Micro Focus).

This role is primarily focused on administration rather than development, supporting the infrastructure that enables legacy COBOL-based applications to run in a modern Linux ecosystem. Responsibilities include managing system patches, upgrades, deployments, and ensuring stability of the environment post-migration.


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