Job Title: Unix-Linux Specialist

Location: Remote in Canada

Duration: Long-term contract

Rate: CAD75-CAD85/hr

Role/Services:

Under the direction of the Assistant Director, Platform Services, the Consultant will work within the setting workstream and shall perform the following services:

- Participate in cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including workload assessments, migration planning and execution, cutovers, stabilization, troubleshooting, and post-migration operational support
- Support and administer Solaris 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9, and Microsoft Azure environments, including Linux workloads hosted in Azure
- Perform day-to-day UNIX/Linux and cloud platform administration, including maintenance, patching, troubleshooting, security hardening, configuration, and performance tuning
- Assist with the planning, installation, configuration, maintenance, and tuning of Linux servers using Red Hat Satellite and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
- Develop, maintain, and enhance Ansible playbooks to automate routine system administration, configuration, patching, and operational activities
- Support the automation and modernization of platform operations using Ansible, scripting, CI/CD practices, Azure services, and other appropriate automation technologies
- Participate in the planning and coordination of operational and project-based activities, including platform lifecycle, migration, upgrade, and modernization initiatives
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and technical documentation, including build books, operational guides, configuration documentation, and support procedures




- Use AI-assisted and automation technologies where appropriate to improve platform operations, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational efficiency while maintaining appropriate governance and controls
- Perform other related activities and deliverables, as required.

Required Qualifications & Skills: Demonstrated experience supporting UNIX/Linux platforms and migrating, administering, and supporting workloads in Microsoft Azure.

- A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated work experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9 environments, including experience with Red Hat Satellite.
- A minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated work experience administering and supporting Solaris 11 environments.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience administering and supporting Linux workloads in Microsoft Azure.
- Demonstrated experience participating in cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including workload assessment, migration, cutover, stabilization, troubleshooting, and post-migration operational support.
- Demonstrated experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, including developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting Ansible playbooks.
- Demonstrated experience with UNIX/Linux system administration, including scripting, packaging, patching,



security hardening, configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
- Demonstrated experience with Red Hat Satellite for Linux systems management, patching, and lifecycle activities.
- Demonstrated experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines as they relate to infrastructure and platform operations.
- Demonstrated experience with scripting and automation to reduce manual infrastructure administration and improve operational consistency.
- Demonstrated experience with Red Hat OpenSCAP or comparable security configuration and compliance assessment technologies.

Azure and cloud experience:

- Demonstrated hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Azure infrastructure and platform services.
- Demonstrated experience supporting Linux-based workloads hosted in Azure.
- Demonstrated understanding of hybrid infrastructure environments, including the interaction between on-premises infrastructure and cloud-hosted workloads.

AI and automation:

- Exposure to AI-assisted operations, analytics, automation, or Copilot-style tools.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications & Skills:

- Experience applying AI-assisted tools to infrastructure administration, troubleshooting, documentation, or operational automation would be considered an asset.
- Experience with Azure automation, monitoring, governance, or infrastructure-as-code practices would be considered an asset.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, DevOps Engineer Expert.
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Network Automation, and/or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- Redhat OpenSCAP

📌 Unix-Linux Specialist (Canada)
🏢 Hays
📍 Canada