Senior System Engineer - Linux/VMware
First seen by Alion on Sep 18, 2026.
Role:
Senior Systems Engineer (Linux) / Lead Linux Administrator.
Echo System:
Manage, maintain, and support a multi-node, large-scale enterprise Linux server footprint across on-premises data centers, private cloud (VMware/KVM), and public cloud environments.
Experience Level:
8 - 12 years.
Skills:
- Hands-on experience administering and engineering enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL, SUSE, or Ubuntu) at scale (1,000+ nodes).
- Scripting & Automation: Advanced proficiency in Bash and Python for systems automation.
- Storage & Virtualization Expertise: Linux LVM, multipathing, SAN/NAS connectivity, and enterprise hypervisors (VMware vSphere, KVM, Nutanix AHV).
- Networking Mastery: Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SSH security, network bonding, subnets, packet analysis, firewall administration.
- Cluster & High Availability: Hands-on experience building and supporting enterprise High-Availability clusters.
- Centralized Management & Monitoring: Hands-on experience with platform management tools.
- Hardware Operations: Experience with enterprise server hardware platforms and firmware management.
- Application & OS Troubleshooting: Expert skills in troubleshooting, co-relating errors and collaborate with cross stakeholders; Ability to analyze kernel crash dumps; Familiarity with Linux OS optimization for large Oracle DB, PostgreSQL, SAP, or web tier deployments.
Good to have :
- Certifications: Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA), Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
Skills
Linux, Bash Scripting, Python, VMware, Troubleshooting, Storage, TCP/IP, RHCE, Red Hat, System Administration