
Technical Lead (Support & Operations)
About the role
Job Summary
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4-8 years of experience in Linux Administration in a large Datacenter and Cloud environments (GCP)
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Excellent knowledge in managing RHEL, Debian/ Centos/ Ubuntu Operating Systems
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Knowledge of automation via Ansible
Key Responsibilities
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Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers in production, development, and testing environments.
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Perform Linux server administration activities including patching, upgrades, package management, security hardening, and performance tuning.
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Develop and manage Ansible playbooks for configuration management, server provisioning, deployment automation, and operational tasks.
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Create and maintain Shell Scripts (Bash/Korn Shell) to automate system administration, monitoring, backup, and maintenance activities.
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Administer and support VMware infrastructure including ESXi hosts, v Center, VM provisioning, cloning, migration, and resource management.
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Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimization measures to ensure system stability and availability.
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Troubleshoot Linux OS, networking, storage, and application-related issues and perform root cause analysis.
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Manage user accounts, permissions, ACLs, filesystem administration, LVM, and process management.
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Configure and support Linux services such as SSH, NFS, DNS, FTP, Apache, and Cron jobs.
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Ensure compliance with security standards, vulnerability remediation, and system hardening practices.
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Collaborate with application, database, DevOps, and infrastructure teams for deployments and environment support.
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Support backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
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Prepare technical documentation, SOPs, operational procedures, and system reports.
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Participate in 24x7 production support and on-call rotation when required.
Skill Requirements
Primary-RHEL(Red Hat Enterprise Linux) OS, Scripting (Ansible),GCP cloud
- Secondary
- Debian/ Centos/ Ubuntu OS
Other Requirements
Cloud Knowledge of AZURE / AWS
Required skills
Linux
Ansible
Shell scripting
VMware
Cloud infrastructure
Security hardening
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