Linux Systems Administrator (Senior)

Position Description:

Missions
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work as an integral member of an agile-organized team delivering Unix operational support and infrastructure projects
Follow up on client requests and incidents acting as a trusted business partner with full transparency and accountability
Participate in Follow-the-Sun support covering Europe and Asia
Propose innovative scalable and industrialized solutions to automate repetitive tasks and improve overall team efficiency
Actively participate in enterprise-wide automation initiatives by collaborating with multiple feature teams
Manage activities in accordance with ITIL framework (Change Management Incident/Request Management)
Onboard team operational routines and participate in planned overtime operations at least once per month
Work closely with the Bangalore-based Level 1 support team to continuously optimize service delivery
Strengthen expertise in agile practices with Scrum at the core of team organization
Contribute to API design and development to automate IT operations (strong Python expertise required)
Collaborate in the design and delivery of feature team products providing technical insight and architectural perspective
Support a large-scale environment of 2500 servers
Profile
REQUIREMENTS
Mandatory
Advanced expertise in Linux Server Operating Systems (RHEL): administration lifecycle management hardening and performance tuning
Strong troubleshooting skills at kernel process memory and I/O levels
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Zabbix Prometheus custom health checks)
Development and scripting skills (Python Bash Ansible Puppet)
Experience with production-grade automation API integrations and tooling
Knowledge of volume management (LVM multipathing) and filesystem tuning (XFS ext4)
Puppet expertise: modular design Hiera environment management large-scale configuration enforcement
Experience with cloud-based technologies (hybrid architectures provisioning integration)
Proficiency with Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) LDAP integration authentication and authorization workflows
Knowledge of enterprise hardware (HP/DELL x86) including firmware BIOS RAID
Strong understanding of TCP/IP and related services (LDAP DHCP DNS SMTP NFS) and troubleshooting of complex dependencies
Experience with enterprise backup platforms (e.g. NetBackup) restore validation and disaster recovery readiness
Knowledge of SAN Fibre Channel storage NFS and multipath I/O configuration
Understanding of high availability clustering and failover mechanisms
Experience with patch management compliance and vulnerability remediation
Strong skills in incident root cause analysis (RCA) and production problem management
Experience contributing to open-source projects (e.g. GitHub) including code reviews and documentation
Bilingual (required)
Nice to have
Experience with Red Hat Satellite (content views lifecycle environments patch management at scale)
Knowledge of Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch Kibana Logstash) for centralized logging
Experience with Software Factory tooling (e.g. Jenkins CI/CD pipelines) and Continuous Delivery practices
Knowledge of OpenStack (compute networking storage operations)

CGI provides a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this position. The calculation of this range depends on various factors including skill level geographic market experience education as well as professional licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions are based on the specifics of each individual case. A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this position is between $80000 and $115000.

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Bilingualism (French and English) is required for this position due to the nature of the role requiring interaction with national and global clients.

Skills:

• English
• French
• BASH
• Linux
• Puppet
• Python
• Red Hat

What you can expect from us:

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Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

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Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 80000 - 115000