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Job Description: Linux Specialist Section: Linux (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, Almalinux, RockyLinux) Brief Background : The role requires a professional with a minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in core Linux environments. Candidates must be RHCSA and RHCE certified and well-versed in enterprise-grade systems, SAP environments, clustering, load balancing, and handling government/custom project infrastructures. This is a blended operational support role involving proactive system maintenance, troubleshooting, automation, and secure environment management. Location : Nashik / Mumbai ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : • Own customer/user OS level issues troubleshooting and provide timely solutions. • Thorough understanding and handling of incident/change/service tickets. • Update logs and documentation related to incidents, problems, and changes. • Performance tuning of OS, Webserver, Applications, and Databases. • Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Linux servers, mail servers, DNS, Apache, Tomcat etc. • Implement, Configuration, Tuning and support OS clustering (PCS, CRM) and load balancing (e.g., HAProxy, BigIP F5, other Enterprise LB etc). • Basic configuration and operational support for WAF & Load Balancers. • Participate in DR drills and support BCP activities. • Ensure system compliance, server hardening, CIS benchmarking and VA/PT closure. • Hands-on experience with centralized authentication (LDAP, AD, MFA). • Maintain patch management, antivirus, DLP, SIEM,backup agents as per project requirements. • Support storage connectivity and protocols (CIFS, ISCSI, NFS, FC, FCOE). • Develop or maintain automation scripts (e.g., Bash, Python, Ansible). • Prepare RCA and implement permanent fixes for recurring issues. • Work across various virtualization and cloud platforms (VMware, Xen, Azure etc). • Adhere to SLAs and escalation processes, maintaining process compliance. • Additionally having backup tool knowledge such as Veeam, Commvault etc. ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED : • Strong hands-on experience with RHEL, SUSE, CentOS, Ubuntu Linux distributions. • Excellent understanding of High Availability, Redundancy, and Disaster Recovery concepts. • Familiarity with scripting (Bash, Python) and automation tools (Ansible, Puppet). • Thorough understanding of performance monitoring and tuning. • Experience in securing government and enterprise environments. • Strong knowledge of TCP/UDP, session management, packet handling. • Good understanding of product licensing and subscription models. • Customer-focused with strong communication and troubleshooting skills. • Self-motivated, process-driven, and team-oriented. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS : MBA-IT , B.E./B.Tech in Computer/Electronics/IT or M.C.A or higher from a recognized university. EXPERIENCE Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in Linux system administration with proven skills in enterprise and secure environments.