Linux Engineer
MasterApp Labs· enterprise· Information Technology And Services· Oct 4, 2026 · 24d ago
Des Moines, IOWA
Hybrid
Contract · 3 months
Mid
$120K–$162K est.
Job description
Location:
Des Moines, IOWA
Openings:
1
Salary Range:
Description:
Job Description:
Hybrid.
CANDIDATES FULL PHYSICAL ADDRESS required.
References.
The position requires someone that is detail oriented with a strong desire to provide exceptional service. The system administrator will be responsible for improving the stability and performance of various operating systems, maintaining and improving the security posture of the systems, continuous monitoring of system health, and troubleshooting issues that arise. The Systems Administrator is accountable as the primary resource for the Linux environment and will serve as a backup to the Windows System administrators as well as the applications that support the enterprise infrastructure and business critical services. Responsibilities on these systems include the administration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance of VMware systems, hosting hardware, Linux servers and Microsoft Windows servers.
This is a 3 month contract with a high likelihood to extend. Please limit submittals to candidates who are local, and who can work for any employer in the USA, making them eligible to be hired directly by the state if selected.
Responsibilities include:
Engineering of Linux systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs.
Fluent in various flavors of Linux: CentOS, RHEL and Oracle Enterprise Linux
Install and configure Linux servers and application residing on Linux servers
Develops and maintains appropriate system documentation to ensure that documentation is current.
Contribute to and maintain system standards.
Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
Virtual Center administration and troubleshooting
Strong knowledge of Windows Server administration
Excellent oral and written communication skills; including documentation
Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure/add new services as necessary.
Upgrade and configure system software that supports infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.
Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
Provides backup to Sr. Windows Engineer and Storage and Virtualization Engineer as needed.
Skill matrix: IA-DOM-IWD-TS2-Linux Engineer (750358)
Skill
Required / Desired
# Year of Experience Required
System administration experience in Linux environments and proficient in tasks such as analyzing log files, managing user accounts and groups
Required
5
Windows Systems Administration and Active Directory
Required
3
Strong knowledge of MS Windows 2008, 2012, 2016 servers
Required
3
Experience troubleshooting system level problems including server failure and OS tuning
Required
3
The ability to create and manage BASH scripting
Required
3
The ability to schedule and manage Cron Jobs
Required
3
Experience configuring and managing Apache Web servers including SSL Certificate configuration, reverse proxy and load balancing configuration
Required
3
Ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written correspondence) in a professional and courteous manner with technical and non-technical personnel
Required
3
Will be required to be accessible 24x7 in case of emergency
Required
3
Hands on VMware experience, including vSphere and administration of VMware clusters
Desired
3
Experience with Samba, CIFS and NFS mounts
Desired
3
Experience with Nagios monitoring software
Desired
3
associates degree or tech school
Desired
3
The ability to setup and configure systemd services
Desired
3
Experience with VMware Horizon View Virtual Desktop
Desired
3
Experience configuring and managing other application server and middleware technologies such as JBoss, AS/Wildfly, IBM MQseries
Desired
3
Configuring and managing Apache Tomcat is a plus
Desired
3
SOLR experience is a plus
Desired
3
Alfresco experience is a plus
Desired
3
Experience with DBMS software including, but not limited to, Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server and MongoDB
Desired
3
Strong knowledge of Active Directory and Terminal Services
Desired
3
Strong knowledge of DNS, DHCP, LDAP, SMTP and TCP/IP networking
Desired
3
Knowledge of SAN storage, VMFS, iSCSI, NFS, etc.
Desired
3
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