Vast
Senior Linux Systems Administrator
$123K–$175K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in Linux system administration; 3+ years with Puppet; 2 years with Git; 2 years with K8s or docker preferred.
About the job
Designs, deploys, and maintains Linux workstations and servers, including configuration management, Ubuntu imaging, automation, and advanced technical support.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain Puppet configuration manifests and standardized Ubuntu imaging processes.
- Resolve advanced system and application issues and support workstation improvements, patching, and developers.
- Assist with infrastructure automation, identity and access management, and documenting system procedures.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of professional Linux system administration experience, including performance tuning and automation.
- 3+ years of hands-on Puppet experience in production environments.
- Proficiency in Bash or Python scripting.
- 2 years of experience with Git.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, LDAP or Active Directory, physical server hardware, cloud environments, monitoring tools, or security compliance frameworks.
- 2 years of experience with K8s or docker.
Pay
$123,000 — $174,600 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Puppet, Bash, Python, Git, Terraform
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