Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Level II Linux Systems Administrator
Career Insights for Unix Administrator / Engineer
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Alabama data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Unix Administrator or Engineer installs, configures, and maintains UNIX operating systems operating within a business. Analyzes and resolves problems associated with the operating system's servers, hardware, applications, and software. Detects, diagnoses, and reports UNIX related problems on servers.
$117,114 / year median in Alabama
-25% projected decline
Job Description
Are you the Linux expert who knows how to keep complex systems secure, automated, and running at their best? Our client is seeking a Linux systems professional to help keep a large enterprise environment secure, automated, resilient, and running at peak performance. This is a high-impact infrastructure role where your Red Hat expertise, automation mindset, and CI/CD experience will directly support critical systems and business operations.
C2C is not an option with this job opening and all applicants should be able to work for any US Employer without sponsorship. Sponsorship is not provided and this person will not need to require sponsorship in the future.
Benefits & Extras Birmingham-based role with hybrid flexibility after the first 90 days
High-visibility position supporting a large enterprise technology environment
Strong focus on Red Hat Linux, automation, and modern infrastructure practices
Opportunity to influence security, patching, deployment, and platform reliability
Work across VMware, enterprise storage, cloud, and application infrastructure Compensation Up to $97,000, depending on experience What You'll Be Doing Administer and support production Red Hat Linux servers and enterprise infrastructure
Automate server deployments, security updates, and patch management
Build, maintain, and support CI/CD pipelines and application dependencies
Administer VMware/ESXi infrastructure and enterprise storage environments
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and provide Tier 3 support What You'll Need to be Considered Strong hands-on Red Hat Linux administration experience in an enterprise production environment
Demonstrated experience automating deployments and security/patch management
Practical CI/CD pipeline experience
VMware administration experience, including ESXi/vCenter
Enterprise disk, storage, or SAN environment experience INDIT