Systems Administration, Specialist I
Lincoln Electric
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Cleveland • Ohio • United States
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About the role
- Provide daily administration and operational support for enterprise Linux platforms across on-prem and public cloud environments.
- Manage OS lifecycle tasks, including image builds, provisioning, configuration, hardening, patching, and decommissioning, using automation tools.
- Implement and maintain security controls, integrate with enterprise identity systems, and support vulnerability remediation in partnership with Security.
- Monitor system health and capacity, tune performance, and build alerts and dashboards for proactive trend analysis and forecasting for capacity and growth.
- Troubleshoot complex incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions; document runbooks, standards, and operational procedures.
- Support and improve backup/restore and disaster recovery processes for Linux workloads; participate in DR tests and remediation activities.
- Plan and implement major OS/application upgrades and platform changes, following change management and release best practices.
- Contribute to container runtime support and platform operations in partnership with platform teams.
- Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps for future reference.
- Participate in an on-call rotation and perform maintenance during approved change windows as needed.
- Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support strategic objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 4–7 years administering Linux in enterprise environments (multi-site/global preferred), including production operations, performance tuning, and incident management.
- Strong knowledge of Linux administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, or similar distributions) in both on-premises and cloud environments.
- Experience with automation and scripting tools for system management and process improvement.
- Familiarity with virtualization platforms (such as VMware or KVM) and cloud services (such as Azure or AWS).
- Understanding of security best practices, compliance requirements, and identity integration for Linux systems.
- Solid grasp of networking fundamentals as they relate to Linux server operations.
- Ability to monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and document technical procedures.
- Experience with container platforms (Kubernetes/OpenShift), infrastructure as code, or advanced automation tools.
- Highly motivated, customer-centric, self-starter; strong documentation, communication, and cross-team collaboration.
- Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Management Guidelines.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible working hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Linux administrationRHELUbuntuautomation toolsscriptingperformance tuningincident managementcontainer platformsinfrastructure as codedisaster recovery
Soft Skills
customer-centricself-starterdocumentationcommunicationcross-team collaborationtroubleshootingroot cause analysisproactive trend analysiscapacity forecastingchange management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information SystemsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science