Linux System Administrator (Remote, India)

About the role

AdMedia India is looking for an experienced Linux System Administrator/DevOps professional to join its Platform Operations team. The role is fully remote within India and focuses on designing, automating, and maintaining the company’s server infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure and automation improvements.
• Provision, configure, and manage Linux servers and environments.
• Develop and maintain Ansible configuration‑management templates.
• Monitor system performance with Prometheus & Grafana and respond to incidents.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and provide production support.
• Assist development and QA teams during software releases and patches.
• Ensure compliance with security standards, manage user access, and protect application data.
• Integrate external services and stay current with emerging technologies.

Required profile

• 5+ years of hands‑on Linux administration experience.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP, ICMP and related network protocols.
• Experience with web servers such as Apache, Nginx or Tomcat.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Ruby, PHP or Bash).
• Familiarity with caching solutions (Redis, Memcached) and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
• Solid experience with Ansible for automation.
• Virtualization (KVM, XEN, VMware) and cloud platforms (AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure).
• Database administration experience (MySQL, MongoDB, Sphinx/Manticore).
• Hands‑on with Node.js applications and Elasticsearch clusters.

Required skills

• Linux system administration
• Python
• Ruby
• PHP
• Bash
• TCP/IP, HTTP, ICMP
• Apache
• Nginx
• Tomcat
• Redis
• Memcached
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Ansible
• KVM
• XEN
• VMware
• AWS
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• MySQL
• MongoDB
• Sphinx
• Manticore
• Node.js
• Elasticsearch