Senior Linux Infrastructure Consultant (Rhel, Ha, Kubernetes)

Contract - 1 Year (Yearly renewal) Completion Bonus: 1 month Key Requirements 3–5 years of hands-on experience in RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) administration Experience in High Availability (HA) clusters (e.g. Pacemaker/Corosync), including failover testing Strong troubleshooting skills in: OS performance (CPU, memory, I/O) Networking (DNS, routing) Storage (LVM, multipath) System services & logs Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8s) : kubectl, pods, deployments, services, ingress Troubleshooting (networking, DNS, scheduling) Knowledge of Linux networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, firewall, TLS/certificates) Experience in backup/restore and disaster recovery (DR) support Key Responsibilities 1. RHEL Administration Build, configure, patch, and maintain RHEL 9.x servers Perform performance tuning, storage and filesystem management Monitor system health and perform root cause analysis (RCA) 2. High Availability (HA) Implement and support HA clusters (Pacemaker/Corosync or equivalent) Manage failover policies, resource groups, and cluster operations Conduct failover testing and support integrations (DNS, storage, etc.) 3. Backup & Recovery Manage backup solutions and perform restore validation Support disaster recovery (DR) drills and maintain recovery documentation 4. Kubernetes (VMware Tanzu) Support Kubernetes workloads (cluster health, node readiness) Troubleshoot pods, networking, and storage issues Deploy and manage applications using kubectl Configure ingress and service exposure 5. Documentation & Governance Maintain SOPs, runbooks, and technical documentation Participate in change management and patch cycles Ensure compliance with security and system standards Nice to Have Experience with VMware Tanzu Exposure to automation or scripting