Operating System Engineer - Linux

Saudi Networkers Services
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Saudi Arabia
IT Software
Administrator
Not Available
30 Mar 2026

Job Description

The Role

We are seeking a skilled Senior Linux System Administrator to oversee and manage Linux Server environments, RHEL, Ubuntu, Centos, and the running systems and services within Linux platform. • System Installation and Configuration: Set up and configure Linux servers, operating systems, ...

Additional Information

The Role
We are seeking a skilled Senior Linux System Administrator to oversee and manage Linux Server environments, RHEL, Ubuntu, Centos, and the running systems and services within Linux platform. • System Installation and Configuration: Set up and configure Linux servers, operating systems, and associated software. • Performance Monitoring and optimization: Continuously monitor system performance to ensure optimal uptime, efficiency, and resource utilization. • Security Management: Implement and maintain security measures, including firewalls, conduct security audits, and respond to potential threats. • Systems Capacity planning and provisioning: maintain RHEL system resources and perform optimization and performance tuning practices • User and Access Management: Create, manage, and remove user accounts and set appropriate permissions to control access to system resources. • Backup and Recovery: Perform regular system backups and develop disaster recovery plans to protect critical data. • Patch and Update Management: Apply operating system and software patches and updates to fix vulnerabilities and improve functionality. • Troubleshooting and Support: Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, and network issues, providing technical support to users and other IT teams. • Scripting and Automation: Develop and maintain scripts in languages like Bash, Python, or Perl to automate routine tasks and enhance efficiency.

Requirements
• Strong understanding of Redhat Linux 7,8 and 9. • Familiarity with networking concepts and protocols (DNS, TCP/IP). • Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python). • Proficiency with configuration management tools like Ansible or Puppet. • Handson experience with of virtualization and cloud computing platforms (VMware Vsphere, Nutanix AHV and MS Azure Cloud) • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. • Strong communication and collaboration skills to work with other IT teams. • Incident & Change Management: Follow ITIL best practices for incident response, change management, and service request handling.

About the company
Saudi Networkers Services, incorporated in 2001 with an aim to provide the world class business and consulting services through a combination of market insight, technical excellence and unrivalled agile methodology. Our success stems from building strong relationships and trusted partners, which enabled us delivering exceptional services to public sector, as well as some worlds leading organizations, in Telecommunication, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Banking, Energy, Utilities and various other industry arenas. We collaborate closely, ideate that how the work gets done, while working alongside businesses to collaborate on growth and applying breakthrough innovations, that drive exponential impact, managed by teams specialized in their assigned industry sectors.

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