Linux Engineer

Halifax, NS
Hybrid
Posted Oct 15, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Office presence: 2 days per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Administer, secure, patch, and maintain enterprise Linux servers, while providing Tier 3 support and resolving complex incidents through root-cause analysis. Automate operations, monitor infrastructure health, support recovery and change initiatives, maintain documentation, and collaborate with technical teams to improve reliability and operational practices.

Job details

Linux Engineer Halifax (Hybrid-2 days in office) Our client a dynamic Information Technology services company that partners with leading global organizations to deliver innovative, high-quality IT solutions is looking for Linux Engineer-Tier 3 to support, secure, and continually improve their global Linux infrastructure. You will provide advanced technical support, resolve complex infrastructure issues, and contribute to the reliability, performance, security, and automation of enterprise Linux platforms. Responsibilities Administer, provision, patch, upgrade, and maintain enterprise Linux servers, including Ubuntu and CentOS/RHEL. Provide Tier 3 escalation support, troubleshoot complex incidents, and perform root-cause analysis to prevent recurring issues. Implement Linux security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and configuration compliance. Develop and maintain automation using Bash, Python, and Ansible to improve operational efficiency. Monitor system health, performance, capacity, storage, networking, and authentication services. Support infrastructure changes, projects, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery testing. Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and recovery runbooks. Collaborate with infrastructure, network, storage, security, monitoring, and service management teams. Identify opportunities to improve reliability, standardization, automation, and operational practices. Qualifications Significant experience administering enterprise Linux environments, particularly Ubuntu and/or Red Hat-based distributions. Strong troubleshooting skills across operating systems, networking, storage, filesystems, and authentication. Solid knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, LVM, NFS, Linux services, and system performance. Proficiency in Bash scripting and experience with Python or similar scripting languages. Experience with Ansible or equivalent configuration management tools. Strong understanding of Linux security, patching, vulnerability management, and system hardening. Experience with enterprise monitoring and IT Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes. Experience with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, or container technologies. Familiarity with VMware or Proxmox, enterprise storage, and Active Directory/LDAP/Kerberos integration. Ability to independently resolve complex technical issues and work effectively with technical specialists. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team. The company offers a competitive compensation package, medical & health benefits and RRSP matching. If this sounds like the ideal position for you then apply today!

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires significant experience administering enterprise Linux environments, strong troubleshooting across operating systems and infrastructure, and knowledge of networking, storage, authentication, and Linux security. Candidates should be proficient in Bash, have experience with Python and Ansible or equivalent tools, and be familiar with enterprise monitoring, IT service management, and technologies such as Terraform, Kubernetes, VMware, and LDAP/Kerberos.