Description

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on Linux system administration experience in an enterprise environment.

• Experience with the Linux distributions used in the AltaGas test environment, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux or another supported enterprise distribution.

• Practical experience with Linux package and patch management using the relevant tools, such as YUM, DNF, RPM, or APT.

• Ability to assess repositories, package dependencies, restart requirements, service impact, maintenance windows, and recovery considerations.

• Experience troubleshooting services, system logs, package failures, permissions, repositories, and network connectivity.

• Working knowledge of Linux vulnerability remediation and security configuration changes.

• Shell scripting skills for validation, evidence collection, and troubleshooting.

• Ability to produce clear test logs and communicate risks and technical findings.

Preferred Skills

• Previous exposure to Qualys VMDR or Qualys Patch Management.

• Experience testing patching tools in Linux server groups.

• Knowledge of Linux hardening, backup, rollback, and recovery validation practices.

• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible

Key Skills

Education

Any Gradute