Job Description

Absolute Staffing is searching for a Senior Red Hat Linux Administrator to manage and optimize the client’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments.

About Us

Absolute Staffing & Consulting Solutions is a woman, minority, and veteran-owned business based in Westminster, Maryland. As a trusted subcontractor, we specialize in staff augmentation for IT, allied health, customer support, administrative roles, and more, serving private businesses and government entities at all levels.

Position Description:

The Senior Red Hat Linux Administrator will manage and optimize the client’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments. You will be responsible for ensuring system stability, security, and performance while supporting a range of enterprise applications. This role requires advanced expertise in Linux administration, automation, troubleshooting, and security best practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or postgraduate degree, in engineering, computer science, or related field
• Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator. *Certification must be issued by Red Hat and include the resource’s valid certification number.

Preferred :

• Ten (10) or more years of experience as a Red Hat system administrator.
• Ten (10) or more years of experience administering Unix (AIX) IBM pSeries systems.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) field.

Skills, Experience, Capabilities:

Experience with:

• Working in a complex networked system environment with strong networking.
• Administering Unix (AIX) IBM pSeries systems.
• Administering systems, including, but not limited to, the applications below:
• Oracle WebLogic Servers
• Oracle Database Servers
• Progress 4GL/Database Servers/OpenEdge
• Apache Web Servers
• Sphere hosted RHEL Servers.
• Rubrik backup systems.
• Oracle Database backups.
• PeopleSoft
• Mobius
• Elastic Search
• Oracle OBI
• CVS (Concurrent Version System)
• Red Hat performance tuning.
• Load balancing, partitioning, back-up/recovery, and disaster recovery.
• Working in an environment that requires 24/7 system availability.
• Application development.
• Red Hat Support.
• Electronic Imaging Support.

Ability to:

• Work in a team environment.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external personnel.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Interface with users and helpdesk for day-to-day support.
• Provide Backup/recovery and networking methodologies.
• Troubleshoot at the Operating System (OS), database, and application levels.

Knowledge of:

• Red Hat administration, including configuration and tuning.

Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring, and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers across development, testing, and production environments.
• Performing system upgrades, patch management, and security hardening to ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime and optimize efficiency.
• Implementing automation scripts using Ansible, Bash, or Python to streamline system administration tasks.
• Configuring and maintaining Red Hat Satellite, Identity Management (IdM), and other Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ecosystem tools.
• Collaborating with security teams to ensure systems are protected against vulnerabilities and comply with security policies.
• Maintaining and optimizing storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Supporting application teams by providing guidance on best practices for Linux-based deployments.
• Maintaining documentation for system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Participating in on-call support and incident resolution activities as required.
• Set up Network File Server (NFS) and mount points.
• Configuring Chron jobs for both systems and applications.

Position Type:

Full-Time, hourly range $48.08 - $55.29

Contract Length:

This is a contract position with the duration of July/2025- June/2030

Location:

Annapolis, MD / Hybrid- (3 days on site)

Health Insurance:

• Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employer covers 70% of employee-only premium; employee covers 30% (deducted from payroll).
• Employees may elect dependent coverage (100% employee-paid).
• Coverage begins the first day of the month following the date of employment or eligibility.

Ancillary Benefits (100% Employer-Paid):

• Short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Life insurance

Time Off:

• 40 hours of sick time/ annually

Retirement:

• 401(k) plan available (discretionary employer match based on company profitability)
• Eligibility: One-year waiting period with 1,000 service hours required

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