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Title: Senior Linux Administrator

Location: Hybrid - Remote with ability to travel to Client facilities as needed

  • Full time

About MAXX

MAXX Potential helps organizations diversify and strengthen their tech talent pipeline. Founded by industry leaders in 2012, we understand the continuous challenge IT Leaders face: the need to deliver more with less, while at the same time building a strong team and planning for the future. MAXX has created a one-of-its-kind Apprenticeship program that benefits everyone and truly puts people first.

Our approach enables us to attract high-potential aspiring technologists and get them delivering value right away, while simultaneously building their skill sets with mentorship from our experienced team. This highly versatile and flexible design makes it possible for us to offer high-quality services at costs comparable to offshore companies. We are also able to offer our customers a dependable, reliable, and diverse talent pipeline, that they might otherwise be missing out on.

Position

Salary Range: $90,000 – $120,000

We are seeking a Senior Linux Administrator to support and enhance enterprise-level IT infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting Linux-based physical and virtual servers, optimizing system performance, and ensuring high availability and security across multi-user computing environments.

This role is also a great fit for an experienced technologist who enjoys developing others. As a senior member of the MAXX team, you will have opportunities to mentor and coach early-career technologists in our Apprenticeship program, helping them build their technical skills, troubleshoot effectively, and develop the professional habits needed to succeed in enterprise IT environments.

Why Join MAXX Potential?

  • Impactful Work: Contribute to high-profile IT operations and infrastructure projects.
  • Professional Growth: Work in a collaborative environment with experienced technologists.
  • Develop the Next Generation of Technologists: Share your experience by mentoring and coaching MAXX Apprentices as they build their technical skills and career
  • Flexible & Remote: Enjoy the freedom of a remote role with meaningful technical challenges.

What You'll Do

Linux Systems Administration

  • Maintain smooth operation of multi-user Linux systems, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
  • Interact with users and evaluate vendor products, recommending hardware/software purchases.
  • Oversee system installation, backup recovery, policy enforcement, and documentation.
  • Troubleshoot RHEL operating system issues and provide immediate solutions to restore service.

Physical Server Support (Linux)

  • Perform physical server builds and troubleshooting, including:
    • DAS/SAN storage connectivity.
    • Memory, power supply, HBA, and component replacements.
    • Coordination with application/database teams for issue resolution.
    • Storage provisioning: extending/adding SAN drives, configuring RAID groups for DAE storage.
    • Configure server backups and restores (TSM, Avamar)
  • Connect Linux servers to network/SAN, ensuring proper setup and performance.
  • Diagnose and resolve issues related to database connectivity, nonresponsive applications, backup agent failures, and CIFS/NFS permissions.

Virtual Server Administration (Linux)

  • Deploy and manage virtual servers (TSM, Avamar, Nutanix applications).
  • Perform CPU/RAM adjustments, hypervisor troubleshooting, and cluster resource planning.
  • Troubleshoot VM performance issues, host failures, and fiber channel storage path failures.
  • Administer snapshots, image backups, disaster recovery, and Linux-based VMware ESXi/AHV/Azure/AWS environments.
  • Manage proactive health checks, including datastore capacity thresholds, CPU/memory utilization, and host availability.

Incident & Request Management

  • Use ServiceNow for incident resolution, request fulfillment, and system documentation.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve server, application, and storage issues in both on-premises and cloud-based Linux environments.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to resolve critical IT infrastructure challenges.

Mentorship & Technical Leadership

  • Mentor and coach early-career technologists and MAXX Apprentices, helping them strengthen their Windows administration and infrastructure skills.
  • Provide technical guidance during troubleshooting while encouraging Apprentices to develop their own problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
  • Share technical knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned from working in enterprise IT environments.
  • Help Apprentices grow into increasingly independent and capable technologists through hands-on coaching and constructive feedback.

What You'll Bring

Basic Qualifications

  • 10+ years of Linux server administration experience (preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux).
  • Reliably support an on-call rotation and work after hours/weekends as needed.
  • Capable of travel to Client facilities as needed. Locations may include but are not limited to Richmond, VA – Washington D.C. – Denver, CO – Los Angeles, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Red Hat System Administration certification(s).
  • Experience with NAS storage administration (preferably NetApp ONTAP 8.x or higher, CDOT).
  • Strong understanding of RAID configurations and enterprise storage concepts.
  • Experience with Red Hat Satellite Server (v5 & v6) configuration and usage.
  • Security hardening experience, including RMF compliance and STIG implementations.
  • Hands-on expertise with VMware ESXi (6.x or higher).
  • Strong documentation skills (Wiki, SharePoint).

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