Linux SME Engineer III

Experience 7- 9 Years

Job Role

• Extensive experience managing RedHat, SLES, CentOS, Ubuntu OS in enterprise environments.

• Strong hands on experience in Patching .

• Proficiency in coordinating patch deployments and troubleshooting vulnerabilities on Linux servers.

• Experience with Ansible AWX for configuration management tasks.

• Experience with other automation tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

• Typically has 5- 8 years of IT and business/industry work experience working as Linux support engineer or similar role with hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure on the Azure platform.

• Previous experience working in a large-scale, enterprise environment providing operational support by building, configuring, and managing Virtual servers

• Excellent verbal and written communications

• Ability to track and administer several tasks concurrently

• Strong change management and ITIL background

• Relevant certifications in Linux administration are preferred.

Skills: Good to Have Experience working within an enterprise ticketing system – incidents, requests, change control – preferably Service-Now

Description:

• Experienced Linux Server Patching Engineer with a strong background in managing and maintaining RedHat, SLES, CentOS, and Ubuntu operating systems.

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for coordinating, deploying, and troubleshooting patches and vulnerabilities on Linux servers while ensuring adherence to best practices in vulnerability management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, deploy, and troubleshoot patches and vulnerabilities on Linux servers running RedHat, SLES, CentOS, and Ubuntu operating systems.

• Possess a good understanding of vulnerability management practices and familiarity with CVE scoring to prioritize patch deployments effectively.

• Utilize Python scripting skills for automation tasks related to patch management processes.

• Employ Ansible AWX for efficient configuration management and automation of patching procedures.

• Provide suggestions for scanning improvement based on the analysis of vulnerability scanner data.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful patch deployments without disrupting business operations.

• Lead fellow engineers troubleshooting patching failures and provide technical guidance