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Northramp

UNIX/Linux/Solaris Engineer, Hosting and Storage Services

Northramp

. Administer and operate Oracle Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux estates .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeReston • Virginia • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive experience in administering Oracle Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, including patch management, automation with Puppet and Ansible, and operational monitoring using tools like SL1 and Tenable. Strong documentation skills and collaborative approach to cybersecurity and operations management are essential.

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Oracle Solaris AdministrationRed Hat Enterprise Linux AdministrationPuppet AutomationAnsible AutomationOperational Monitoring

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Hard Skills
Solaris Zones AdministrationLogical Domains (LDOMs)Patch ManagementShell Scripting (Bash, Ksh)ServiceNow Incident Management
Soft Skills
Strong Documentation HabitsCollaborative Approach
Tools & Technologies
VMwareScienceLogic SL1TenableTripwireSplunk
Certifications & Qualifications
Public Trust Eligibility
Industry Keywords
Change ManagementSecurity Policy EnforcementCIS ControlsUNIX HardeningOn-Call Processes

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AnsibleCyber SecurityDNSFirewallsLinuxOraclePuppetServiceNowShell ScriptingSplunkUnixVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Administer and operate Oracle Solaris and Red Hat Enterprise Linux estates
  • Administer Solaris Zones and Logical Domains (LDOMs), operating system lifecycle, patching, and applicable Oracle hardware platforms
  • Administer RHEL systems virtualized on VMware in partnership with the Windows and VMware team
  • Execute Solaris patching with Alternate Boot Environments (ABEs), including builds, patching, reboots, and rollback
  • Plan for Oracle security bundle cadences and out-of-band updates based on vulnerability severity
  • Maintain Red Hat patching through Puppet, including customer-managed servers
  • Lead the transition from Oracle Ops Center to Ansible or Puppet playbooks for Solaris patch automation
  • Write automation playbooks, modules, and operational runbooks
  • Support the Oracle Enterprise Manager upgrade from OEM 13.5 to 24 AI
  • Configure and use ScienceLogic SL1 monitoring for operating system and hardware health and notifications
  • Triage Tenable security alerts and follow-on Tripwire and Splunk tickets
  • Enforce host-level firewalls and raise network blocks when needed
  • Implement and validate account policies across environments
  • Provide Solaris root and full operating system and hardware administration and grant sudo access for customer application operations
  • Support managed and customer-managed Red Hat servers and provide consulting as requested
  • Use ServiceNow for change and incident management, follow CAB approvals and change windows, and deliver post-incident root cause analyses
  • Participate in xMatters on-call rotations with 15-minute acknowledgment and tiered escalation
  • Coordinate with the NOC during enterprise DNS or network events
  • Maintain SharePoint-hosted SOPs and runbooks with screenshots
  • Align documentation with weekly UNIX and security syncs and customer meetings
  • Collaborate with Windows and VMware, cybersecurity, operations management, NOC, and customer application teams

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 5 years or more administering Oracle Solaris (Zones and LDOMs) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux at scale, including operating system patching and change execution in regulated environments
  • Hands-on experience with ABE-based Solaris patching, rollback, and vendor bundle planning, and experience adjusting to non-monthly patch cadences
  • Practical experience with Puppet and Ansible for UNIX automation (playbooks and modules) and strong shell scripting in bash and ksh
  • Familiarity with VMware-hosted Linux operations and coordination with platform teams
  • Operational monitoring and security tooling: SL1, Tenable, Tripwire, and Splunk, plus host-level firewall management and security policy enforcement, such as password lifecycles
  • Experience using ServiceNow (CAB and change templates, incident and RCA) and on-call processes through xMatters
  • Strong documentation habits (SOPs and runbooks with screenshots) and a collaborative approach with customers and cybersecurity teams
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
  • Eligible to work in the United States
  • Preferred: Designed Ansible-first automation to replace legacy tools such as Oracle Ops Center for Solaris patch management, and integrated automation outputs with ServiceNow tasks and approvals
  • Preferred: Upgraded Oracle OEM and validated monitoring and administration flows during cutover
  • Preferred: Familiarity with Center for Internet Security (CIS) controls and practical UNIX and Linux hardening: file integrity, SSH posture, logging, and firewall

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Employee Bonus Programs
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Training and Professional Development
  • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Wellness Resources