Senior Linux System Administrator

Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States; onsite

Company

hirify.global provides public health and professional services to federal and state agencies, supporting programs in IT, data analytics, communications, acquisition, and public health.

What you will do

• Lead administration of Linux environments, including RHEL, Red Hat, and CentOS systems.
• Manage virtualization, containers, Kubernetes, HPC software, BIND, file systems, NAS appliances, and VMware-based virtual servers.
• Automate software configuration and infrastructure management with Ansible and Bash.
• Administer FreeIPA and Linux-based LDAP authentication services, firewalls, SELinux, and security protocols.
• Monitor environments with Nagios, Zabbix, Sensu, and Prometheus while improving system performance and reliability.
• Lead troubleshooting, documentation, change management, issue tracking, vulnerability remediation, and mentorship of junior administrators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of Linux system administration experience, including at least 3 years in a senior role.
• RHCE certification or equivalent, with advanced VMware, Ansible, and security protocol knowledge.
• Intermediate experience with Ansible or Puppet, Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby, virtualization, and basic container technologies such as Docker, Podman, and libvirt.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, troubleshooting, communication, organization, documentation, and deadline-management skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on mission-critical public health initiatives for federal and state agencies.
• People-first culture focused on integrity, excellence, collaboration, and meaningful work.
• Competitive compensation and recognition as an Atlanta Best Place to Work.
• Equal employment opportunity and a merit-based hiring process.