Key Responsibilities
- Manage RHEL & AIX systems with heavy focus on Ansible automation
- Build and deploy infrastructure using Ansible playbooks & Tower
- Automate patching, provisioning, and configuration management
- Support VMware/ESXi environments and virtual infrastructure
- Handle incident management, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- Ensure high availability, security, and compliance
- Manage storage (SAN), LVM, multipathing, and backups
- Support DR activities and system upgrades/migrations
Job Complexity
- Works independently with minimal supervision
- Solves complex infra issues using automation-first approach
- Drives process improvements through Ansible or other automation tool
- Acts as SME for Linux, AIX, and automation practices
- Guides junior team members
- Qualifications
- 7–10 years of Linux (RHEL) & AIX administration
- Strong expertise in Ansible automation (must-have)
- Experience in VMware, networking, and enterprise infrastructure
- Hands-on in patching, upgrades, monitoring, and security
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Arrow Electronics Pvt. Ltd. – GESC India, Bangalore
Arrow Electronics is hiring a Linux Systems Engineer to manage enterprise Red Hat Linux & AIX infrastructure in a global environment. The role focuses on automation-first operations using Ansible, ensuring scalable, secure, and highly available data center systems.
We are looking for a hands-on engineer with strong automation mindset, infrastructure expertise, and continuous improvement focus.
Principal Accountabilities (Summary)
- Design, implement, and support Linux & AIX infrastructure with Ansible automation
- Automate provisioning, patching, configuration, and deployments
- Monitor performance, ensure high availability and security compliance
- Optimize systems with automation-driven improvements
- Maintain documentation, SOPs, and automation standards
What You Will Be Doing
- Build and manage RHEL & AIX servers using Ansible playbooks
- Automate OS patching, upgrades, and BAU operations
- Work on Ansible Tower, workflows, and templates
- Support VMware/ESXi virtual environments
- Handle incident management, troubleshooting, and bridge calls
- Manage storage (SAN, LVM, ASM), backups, and DR activities
- Perform performance tuning and system optimization
- Collaborate with teams to deliver automation-driven solutions
- Maintain security, compliance, and system health monitoring
What We Are Looking For
- 7–10 years in Linux (RHEL) & AIX administration
- Strong hands-on expertise in Ansible automation (must-have)
- Experience in VMware, networking, and enterprise infra
- Knowledge of Oracle DB environments (preferred)
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Passion for automation and continuous improvement
Preferred Skills
- Expertise in Ansible Tower, playbooks, roles
- Experience with data center & high availability environments
- Knowledge of SAN storage, DR, migrations, and upgrades
- Familiarity with monitoring tools and ServiceNow
- Strong understanding of VMware (ESXi/VCenter)
About Arrow
- Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) is a Fortune 133 company driving innovation for over 220,000 technology providers worldwide. With a strong focus on future-ready solutions, Arrow enables customers to design, build, and manage next-generation technologies.
Skills Required
- 7-10 years Linux (RHEL) & AIX administration
- Strong expertise in Ansible automation (playbooks, roles)
- Experience with Ansible Tower, workflows and templates
- Experience in VMware (ESXi) and vCenter
- Experience in networking and enterprise infrastructure
- Hands-on experience with patching, upgrades, monitoring, and security/compliance
- Manage storage (SAN), LVM, ASM, multipathing, backups, DR and migrations
- Knowledge of Oracle DB environments
- Familiarity with monitoring tools and ServiceNow
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Arrow Electronics, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are positioned as robust, with multiple medical plan options and access to telemedicine, EAP, and wellbeing programs. Income-banded premium support is described as helping keep the base plan more affordable for lower earners.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include unlimited PTO for U.S. salaried employees alongside accrual-based vacation and sick programs for hourly staff. Paid parental leave is described as available with a defined fully paid period for new parents.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-focused supports include subsidized back-up childcare and eldercare days and dependent-care spending options. These offerings add practical value beyond base pay, particularly for caregivers.
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What We Do
A Fortune 500 company, ranked #133 in 2024, with over 22,000 employees worldwide, Arrow guides innovation forward for over 220,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2023 sales of $33 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. Arrow.com is the easiest place for innovators to create, make and manage technology.
Why Work With Us
Arrow is much more than products and services. We are a team of many backgrounds in a global ecosystem, working toward one common goal: to help customers create a better tomorrow, where innovation improves the quality of life and the benefits of technology are more accessible to all. Join us in building a better tomorrow for many!
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