vultr - Senior Linux System Administrator
Requirements
• 5+ years of experience administering enterprise Linux environments (CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, or similar). • Advanced knowledge of Linux system administration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security best practices. • Proficiency in Bash, Python, or other scripting languages used for automation and infrastructure management. • Experience deploying and managing virtualization platforms and containerized workloads, including Kubernetes and Libvirt. • Familiarity with networking technologies, including routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, and DNS. • Experience configuring and supporting web servers, databases, caching solutions, and distributed storage platforms such as Ceph. • Working knowledge of Cumulus Linux, PHP routing, and related infrastructure technologies is a plus. • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex platform and customer-facing issues. • Excellent communication, documentation, and mentoring skills with the ability to collaborate across technical teams.
Responsibilities
• Mentor and train Junior System Administrators and System Administrators to develop technical expertise and operational best practices. • Lead technical projects from planning through implementation, ensuring timely and successful delivery. • Manage incident response activities for escalated issues, coordinating resolution and communication as needed. • Perform the setup, configuration, and ongoing management of internal infrastructure virtual machines (VMs) and services. • Plan, stage, and deploy platform upgrades and updates across the server fleet. • Provision and configure software on new nodes to support production and development environments. • Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for platform and customer-reported issues. • Install, configure, and commission servers by deploying required operating systems, software, and services.
Benefits
• $80,000 - $100,000 • Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws. • INCLUSION & PRIVACY
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