Iași, Romania · On-site
About the Role The Red Hat Linux System Administrator role is responsible for the day‑to‑day management and support of AIB’s Red Hat Linux estate, consisting of approximately 150 x86 physical servers and around 4,500 VMw…
Skills: RHEL 8, RHEL 9, VMware, Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform
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Manage and support a large Red Hat Linux estate consisting of physical servers and VMware virtual machines for critical banking services. Develop automation using Ansible and AAP while ensuring system security, compliance, and optimal performance.
Requires strong hands-on experience with RHEL 8/9, VMware virtualization, and proficiency in Ansible and Bash scripting. Familiarity with Azure cloud services and a proactive approach to troubleshooting and system optimization are essential.
About the Role
The Red Hat Linux System Administrator role is responsible for the day‑to‑day management and support of AIB’s Red Hat Linux estate, consisting of approximately 150 x86 physical servers and around 4,500 VMware‑hosted virtual machines supporting critical banking services. The position requires strong expertise in RHEL 8 and 9, VMware virtualisation, exposure to Azure cloud, and solid automation and scripting skills using Ansible and AnsibleAutomationPlatform. Certifications such as RHCSA and RHCE are considered beneficial.
Responsibilities
Platform & System Administration — Install, upgrade, and configure RHEL 8 & 9; maintain and optimise system performance; manage physical and virtual servers; ensure availability and accessibility of server resources.
Automation & Engineering — Develop and maintain automation using Ansible and AAP; use Bash/Ansible scripting to reduce manual effort; contribute to standard builds, patching, and configuration management. Monitoring, Performance & Troubleshooting — Monitor system health; review OS and application logs; resolve issues; optimise CPU, memory, IO, and storage utilisation.
Infrastructure & Cloud — Support VMware virtualisation platforms; work with Azure cloud services; support infrastructure changes, upgrades, and lifecycle activities.
Security & Compliance — Ensure compliance with security standards; apply patches; perform vulnerability remediation; maintain system integrity; support backup and data protection; awareness of SCOM is beneficial.
Storage & Supporting Technologies — Maintain understanding of SAN/NAS technologies; support integration across compute, storage, and network layers.
Key Requirements
Strong hands‑on experience with RHEL 8 & 9.
Experience with VMware virtualisation.
Proficiency in Ansible/AAP and Bash scripting.
Familiarity with Azure cloud services Solid understanding of system performance tuning, logging, and troubleshooting.
Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Strong organisational and time‑management abilities.
High attention to detail and accuracy.
Proactive approach to issue identification and resolution.
Very good collaboration skills.
Continuous improvement mindset.
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At BoatyardX we partner with global brands to design, build and support exceptional software products. We build cutting edge solutions using leading technologies in our three development centres in Dublin (Ireland), Cluj (Romania) and Bogotá (Colombia). Our typical project involves all areas of software development - where we deliver innovative SaaS and Cloud solutions for our clients. BoatyardX is part of Ergo.
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We design, build and support exceptional cloud products using leading technologies.
At BoatyardX we partner with global brands to design, build and support exceptional software products. We build cutting edge solutions using leading technologies in our three development centres in Dublin (Ireland), Cluj (Romania) and Bogotá (Colombia). Our typical project involves all areas of software development - where we deliver innovative SaaS and Cloud solutions for our clients. BoatyardX is part of Ergo.
Offices: 42 Charlemont Street, Dublin, Leinster D02 R593, IE · Cluj-Napoca, Cluj 400104, RO
