Hyve Company Overview
Hyve Solutions transforms complex engineering challenges into production reality for technology innovators building AI, cloud, and connected infrastructure. As a US-based manufacturing partner, the company rapidly delivers fast, agile execution through dep technical partnerships and co-innovation, and supply chain clarity. Hyve’s integrated ODM, CM, and SI capabilities eliminate vendor complexity while accelerating time-to-market with single-partner accountability from design through scale. The company co-innovates with deep engineering expertise, treating customer success as its own while building tomorrow's digital infrastructure.
Job Title
SRE1(Linux System administrator)
Job description
The Linux System Administrator is responsible for day-to-day administration, maintenance, and support of Linux-based systems. This role focuses on system stability, patching, monitoring, and incident resolution while following established standards and procedures.
- Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers (RHEL/Ubuntu/Rocky/CentOS), both physical and virtual.
- Manage core services: SSH, DNS, DHCP, NTP, LDAP/SSSD, postfix, NFS/SMB, systemd, and cron management.
- Apply patches and kernel updates; maintain package repos (yum/dnf/apt).
- Monitor system health and performance (top, iostat, sar, vmstat, netstat; or via Prometheus/Zabbix).
- Implement backup/restore routines (e.g., Veeam/Bacula/NetBackup); test recoveries.
- Manage storage (LVM, mdadm RAID, multipath, iSCSI/FC) and filesystems (ext4/xfs/btrfs).
- Harden hosts per baseline (CIS/STIG), firewall rules (iptables/nftables/firewalld), SELinux/AppArmor.
- Write basic automation/scripts (Shell script; optionally Python, Ansible playbook) for routine tasks.
- Respond to incidents; perform root cause analysis; document runbooks and SOPs.
- Support users/dev teams with environments, permissions, and troubleshooting.
Required Skills
- Solid understanding of Linux OS fundamentals.
- Experience with systemd, networking, storage, and filesystems.
- Package management, log analysis (journalctl, syslog).
- Storage and filesystem management; backup fundamentals.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (i.e. Nagios)
- Basic virtualization (VMware/KVM/Nutanix) and/or container basics (Docker).
- Basic scripting skills (Shell script); version control (Git).
- Understanding of security best practices: SSH keys, PAM, auditing (auditd).
- Ability to follow procedures and work under supervision.
Educational background and Working Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3-5 years administering Linux(Rocky/RHEL/Ubuntu) in production.
- Certifications (nice-to-have): Red Hat RHCSA, CompTIA Linux+, LPIC-1.
Salary Range CAD $75000-$100,000
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
