Senior Linux System Engineer | Cloud, Virtualization & Enterprise Systems
About ServerHub:
At ServerHub, we power businesses with high-performance cloud and hosting solutions. Our mission is to provide customers with reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure worldwide. As an L3 Linux System Engineer, you will be at the forefront of our operations, ensuring our hosting platforms are optimized, secure, and always online.
Requirements:
✔ 11+ years of hands-on Linux system administration experience in a web hosting or cloud environment.
✔ 7+ years of experience in a Senior position or Level 3 Engineer role.
✔ MUST be a KVM and Livbirt expert with a minimum of 7+ yrs of experience.
✔ Expert knowledge of web hosting technologies (cPanel, Plesk, WHM, LAMP/LEMP stacks).
✔ Strong scripting ability in Perl, Bash, and Python.
✔ Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
✔ Networking expertise – understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Firewalls, Load Balancing.
✔ Familiarity with RAID, SAN, NAS, and distributed storage systems.
✔ Experience working in a 24/7 production environment with on-call duties.
✔ Ability to build and configure servers from the ground up.
✔ Certifications such as RHCE, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, or Kubernetes (CKA) are a plus.
✔Good English Communication Skills
Job Responsibilities:
Escalation & Troubleshooting:
Act as the final escalation point (L3) for complex server, hosting, and network-related issues.
Diagnose and resolve critical system failures, network outages, and performance issues.
Linux Server Administration:
Manage, optimize, and secure Linux-based hosting environments (CentOS, Ubuntu, RHEL).
Administer and fine-tune web servers (Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed), databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), and caching layers (Redis, Memcached).
Build and deploy servers from the ground up, ensuring optimal configurations for performance and security.
Automation & DevOps:
Develop and maintain automation scripts (Bash, Python, Perl) for server provisioning and configuration management.
Utilize Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools for automating infrastructure deployments.
Cloud & Virtualization:
Deploy and manage KVM, OpenStack, VMware, or containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
Support cloud-based hosting solutions (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
Security & Compliance:
Implement security best practices, including firewall rules, SELinux/AppArmor, IDS/IPS.
Perform vulnerability assessments and patch management to secure customer environments.
Monitoring & Incident Response:
Set up and manage monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, Nagios.
Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation for urgent system issues.
Collaboration & Mentoring:
Work closely with NOC, DevOps, and Engineering teams to ensure smooth operations.
Provide guidance and mentorship to L1 & L2 support engineers.
What ServerHub Offers:
🚀 A fast-paced, innovative environment in a growing cloud hosting company.
💻 Cutting-edge technologies and challenging projects.
📈 Career growth opportunities and professional development.
🎯 Paid leaves and fully remote set-up
🔹 Join ServerHub and be part of a team that keeps the internet running! Apply today!
Skills Required
- 11+ years hands-on Linux system administration experience in a web hosting or cloud environment.
- 7+ years in a Senior position or Level 3 Engineer role.
- Expert KVM and Libvirt knowledge with minimum 7+ years experience.
- Expert knowledge of web hosting technologies: cPanel, Plesk, WHM, LAMP/LEMP stacks.
- Strong scripting ability in Perl, Bash, and Python.
- Experience with configuration management and infrastructure automation (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Terraform).
- Deploy and manage virtualization and container platforms (OpenStack, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with public cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
- Networking expertise: TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, Firewalls, Load Balancing.
- Familiarity with storage systems: RAID, SAN, NAS, and distributed storage.
- Experience operating in a 24/7 production environment with on-call duties and incident response.
- Ability to build and configure servers from the ground up for performance and security.
- Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, Nagios).
- Implement security best practices, vulnerability assessments, patch management, SELinux/AppArmor, IDS/IPS.
- Good English communication skills.
- Certifications such as RHCE, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, or Kubernetes CKA.
What We Do
ServerHub® provides Dedicated Servers, Cloud VPS Hosting and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Our services are designed for users from all walks of life, including beginners, hobbyists and professionals. Mission It is our mission to provide our customers with the best possible experience when utilizing our network to further their business activities, day by day it is our intention to continue to be a leader and an online provider that our customers can depend upon and trust. Company Overview Since ServerHub®'s (Formally Infinitie™ Networks) inception into the web hosting market in June 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Eonix Corporation which was founded in June 2000, we have established several principles for doing business with our valued customers. These principles and overall mission can best be described in three areas: Commitment to customer satisfaction Focus on quality of product and service Reliability With our superior network and server technologies, we hope to exceed all expectations of our customers. Description ServerHub® provides top of the line dedicated servers at affordable prices. By only using enterprise grade hardware and our 24/7 support, ServerHub is a great home for anyone's website or data.
