Linux (RHEL) Infrastructure / Transition Engineer (Contract)

Project overview

Contract role in Gdansk for a 5–7 years Linux (RHEL) engineer focused on infrastructure design/implementation and service transition. The engineer will perform due diligence on the customer landscape, validate scope and risks, produce transition documentation (e.g., SMTD, risk register), and drive knowledge transfer to BAU through go-live. Strong hands-on RHEL administration is required including LVM, user management, troubleshooting, patch management (incl.

Satellite), lifecycle/firmware coordination with OEMs, and familiarity with clustering, backup, and storage technologies, plus ITIL/project methodology and strong documentation.

Responsibilities

• Acquire knowledge and detailed understanding on customer’s landscape and architecture
• Validate Scope of Work and Due Diligence of Data and identify gaps
• Validate RLS and identify skill gaps
• Gather required and detailed information and develop SMTD with complete understanding of customer’s architecture.
• Responsible for giving reverse knowledge transfer to BAU and getting sign-off from customer and internal stakeholders
• Effectively articulate risks and get sign-off on SMTD, Risk Register and other technical / operational documents. Propose risk mitigation plan and options.
• Responsible for implementing best practice, hardening, service assurance rollout
• Knowledge and ability to identify the technical and operational risks well in advance and make recommendations of solution options
• Changes management in customer devices for remote management of devices and onboarding of Monitoring tool
• Self-driven and self-motivated individuals who can lead from the front, take end-to-end ownership transition, and smooth Go Live of services from the perspective of People, Process and Technolog

Requirements

• Linux administration (RHEL) 5+ years
• RHEL infrastructure design and implementation (including data centre)
• Linux product engineering and software/hardware lifecycle management
• LVM administration
• Linux user management
• Linux troubleshooting
• Patch management for RHEL infrastructure
• Understanding of tools used for RHEL patching
• Red Hat Satellite Server installation, configuration, administration
• Documentation skills (technical/operational documents)
• Project methodology experience (project vs operations)
• Fundamental ITIL understanding
• Risk identification and mitigation planning (technical/operational)
• Knowledge transfer to BAU / transition and go-live support

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Poland, PL