Chaos Industries
IT Systems Administrator (Linux Admin)
$140K–$200K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of progressive enterprise Linux administration experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Designs, secures, automates, and operates Linux infrastructure for engineering and program teams, while leading infrastructure projects and serving as the escalation point for complex issues.
What you'll do
- Administer Linux servers across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, including provisioning, patching, monitoring, hardening, backups, and recovery.
- Automate builds and routine administration with Ansible, Bash, and Python; maintain security baselines and support compliance requirements.
- Lead infrastructure projects, resolve complex incidents, mentor teammates, and maintain system documentation and standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
- 3+ years of progressive experience administering enterprise Linux server environments.
- Strong Linux troubleshooting, scripting, and automation skills, including Bash, Python, and Ansible.
- Experience hardening Linux systems in regulated environments and supporting enterprise identity, patching, monitoring, and disaster recovery; U.S. person status required.
Nice to have
- Experience with Azure, AWS, containers, orchestration, or virtualization platforms.
- Relevant Linux, cloud, or security certifications; infrastructure-as-code experience; compliance assessment or security-clearance experience.
Pay
$140,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Red Hat, Debian, Ansible, Bash, Python, Azure, AWS, SELinux
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