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TSR Consulting Services, Inc.

Unix Engineer

Hybrid

Alpharetta, United states

$ 70 /hour

Mid level

Freelance

12-03-2026

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Skills

Communication Python Perl Vulnerability Assessment Kubernetes Monitoring Ansible Test Change Management Linux Redhat Programming Oral and Written Communication Shell Project Management Organizational Skills OpenShift TCP/IP Linux Administration Server Management Unix/Linux

Job Specifications

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Job Title: Unix L3 specialist

Contract: 12 Months

Location: Alpharetta Georgia 30005

Note: Hours may vary based on project: Shift timings would be from 7:00 AM to 9:30 PM by 2 members on weekly rotation, morning shift would start at 7:00 AM and afternoon shift starts at 12:00 Noon

Senior Unix/Linux L3 Support Engineer with 6+ years of enterprise Linux administration experience, mainly in RedHat and Solaris environments, to support critical infrastructure systems.

The role involves production support, troubleshooting, patching, server management, and automation, along with incident/change management in a large enterprise environment.

Job Description:

This role is for a Unix L3 specialist to the Unix Critinfra Support Team with the following responsibilities:

• Proving SRE Support to the Firms Critical Infrastructure (Oxygen Systems) in Follow-The-Sun model

• Provide rotational On-call support, weekend project work

• Proactive health & hygiene tasks to maintain operational stability and compliance for risk & control programs to ensure the production environment is not put at risk.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to test and certify new hardware & software products.

• Engage with clients to understand business demand, needs & support during outage scenarios.

• Onboard new UNIX assets for growth or large programs such as new datacenter build outs.

Skills Required:

• 6+ years of Unix/Linux Administration Enterprise Level Experience in large, distributed environment.

• Experience of Project Management, Incident & Change Management and Reporting

• In depth knowledge Linux (Red hat) with good knowledge in Solaris.

• Detailed knowledge of TCP/IP and associated technologies (NFS, NIS, DNS, DHCP)

• Detailed knowledge of Unix system monitoring and reporting

• Detailed knowledge of Server Firmware upgrade

• Detailed knowledge of NTP/Timekeeper, Time synchronization technologies

• In depth knowledge in vulnerability assessment and server patching.

• Programming level knowledge of Shell, Perl/Python.

• Ability to troubleshoot, resolve complex problems, with a fix it once for everywhere and automation mentality.

• Effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are essential, as well as the ability to work well in a global-team environment.

• The individual should have strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and high-pressure situations for outage handling, management, or resolution

Skills / Certifications Desired:

• Knowledge of Infoblox DDI solution

• Certification in RedHat Enterprise Linux

• Knowledge of Veritas Cluster Server or similar high availability product

• Knowledge in ansible, OpenShift, Kubernetes

• Veritas Volume Manager

• Prior experience working in the financial services industry

About the Company

TSR is a relationship-based, customer-focused IT and technical services staffing company. For over 50 years TSR, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, TSR Consulting Services, Inc. have prospered in the Information Technology staffing business, earning the respect of companies both large and small with well refined candidate screening, timely placement, and a real understanding of the right skill sets required by our clients. We've been around for so long for a reason. We're nimble. And responsive. Our core missio... Know more