Posted August 23, 2026

Sr. Lead Linux Systems Administrator

The Rockridge Group

Milpitas, CA, US Full Time

Sr./Lead Linux Systems Administrator

We are seeking an experienced Linux System Administrator who can provide solutions and be able to work independently and a good team player.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for administering Linux Systems & servers on AWS on a mixed production environment.
Responsible for the day-to-day operations, monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, and configuration of Linux servers.
Work on multiple sites with multiple clients as well as remote

Requirements:

5+ years of Linux systems design, implementation and administration in high availability and clustering environment
NFS/SAMBA, GFS2, NIS/Autofs, puppet/automation tools, GIT/JIRA/Confluence.
Experience managing servers on AWS a definite plus
Extensive experience with virtualization: VMware-ESXi/Hyper-V/XEN/KVM.
Proficiency and experience with NAS/SAN and iSCSI/NFS/CIFS technologies is required.
Experience with open source packages monitoring tools like CheckMK, Cacti, MRTG,OSSIM, GANGRILLA.
Solid knowledge of protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, LDAP/NIS, SMTP and SNMP.
Proven experience in one of programming languages: Python/Perl and Shell Scripting, with experience implementing automation using shell scripting and other related tools.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as he/she will be interacting with clients on a regular basis
Experience serving as technical lead a definite plus