Linux & Windows Server Administrator

About the role

ECS is looking for a Linux and Windows Server Administrator to join its IT team on client premises in Hyderabad, Telangana. The role focuses mainly on Linux system administration (70%) with support for Windows server environments (30%), covering physical, virtualized and cloud infrastructures with a focus on security, performance and high availability.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or engineering degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 5-7 years of proven server administration experience, Linux-heavy.
• Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork, able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Required skills

• Linux administration (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu/Debian) and Windows Server (2016/2019/2022).
• Scripting and automation (Bash, Python) and configuration management (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls, VPNs) and virtualization (VMware, KVM, Hyper-V).
• Cloud exposure (AWS, Azure) and storage (LVM, NFS, Samba, SAN/NAS).
• Monitoring tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk) and security practices (SELinux/AppArmor, patching).
• Relevant certifications such as RHCE, CompTIA Linux+, MCSA/MCSE.

Good to have: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Apache/Nginx, MySQL/PostgreSQL/MongoDB, backup and disaster recovery, and Windows file and print services.