Aug 21, 2025
Linux Administrator
- Strategic Staffing Solutions
- Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Job Description
STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS HAS AN OPENING!
This is a Contract Opportunity with our company that MUST be worked on a W2 Only. No C2C eligibility for this position. Visa Sponsorship is Available! The details are below.
"Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process."
Title: Linux Administrator Location: Salt Lake City UT 84101-2174 Duration: 6 months
Job ref# 243111
Role will require 1 weekend day every week (Saturday or Sunday. Weekend days are onsite.
Possible Schedules are Tuesday Saturday: 10:30AM - 6:30PM or Sunday Thursday: 10:30 AM 6:30 PM per team needs (After Oct shifts to 9:30 am 5:30 pm)
Position requires 5 days in the office per week in Salt Lake City.
Preferred Qualifications:
This is a Contract Opportunity with our company that MUST be worked on a W2 Only. No C2C eligibility for this position. Visa Sponsorship is Available! The details are below.
"Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process."
Title: Linux Administrator Location: Salt Lake City UT 84101-2174 Duration: 6 months
Job ref# 243111
Role will require 1 weekend day every week (Saturday or Sunday. Weekend days are onsite.
Possible Schedules are Tuesday Saturday: 10:30AM - 6:30PM or Sunday Thursday: 10:30 AM 6:30 PM per team needs (After Oct shifts to 9:30 am 5:30 pm)
Position requires 5 days in the office per week in Salt Lake City.
- As a Linux Administrator, you will be the Tier 1 / Tier 2 support of the Business systems in a 24×7 follow-the-sun model.
- This will entail alert management, OS troubleshooting, and working to restore service in a robust Enterprise Environment.
- Monitoring of Linux/Unix systems
- Troubleshooting of systems
- Alert Management
- Incident Management
- Working with clients across our Business Units to maintain and restore service
- Automation of activities through scripting and configuration management
- Working with Hardware teams to maintain the physical server estate
- Documentation of processes and procedures for the team
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in Red Hat Linux Administration
- 3+ years of Unix/Linux systems administration experience
- Strong core OS troubleshooting experience
- Scripting experience in Shell, Bash, Perl and/or Python
- Virtualization experience in VMware or OpenShift
- Networking knowledge/skills
- Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining enterprise-grade server hardware such as HP and Dell rackmount servers
- Experience using remote management interfaces like Dell iDRAC, HP iLO, VMware vCenter/vSphere
- An automation-first mindset
- Incident management experience
- Prior experience in the Financial Service Industry is a plus
- Prior Enterprise experience is a plus
- Relevant certifications are a strong plus
States
UT
Security Clearance
NO Security Clearance
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Strategic Staffing Solutions
Strategic Staffing Solutions (S3) is a global IT consulting and business services corporation that delivers staff augmentation, total workforce management programs, outsourced solutions and direct hire recruiting with industry expertise in financial services, energy and utilities, oil, healthcare and insurance, telecommunications and retail distribution.Founded in Detroit, MI 35 years ago, S3 has reported consistent growth and profit every year since 1990, and carries zero debt. With locations throughout the U.S., Europe and the Americas, S3 consultants are placed in 49 states and in 22 countries.