NEC Australia is seeking expressions of interest for a Linux Engineer to work on-site in Melbourne for one of its customers.

Key Responsibilities The Linux Engineer is responsible for planning and executing the upgrade, migration, and decommissioning of a fleet of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers from version 5 to version 8 to 9.x and 10.x, as well as supporting the upgrades of other Linux distributions.

Technology

RedHat RHEL

CentOS

Oracle Linux

Key Skills
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) v5.x-v10.x administration and upgrade experience
Centos and Oracle Linux administration and upgrade experience.
Server onboarding, provisioning, and decommissioning best practices
Ability to follow documented build instructions, procedures, and checklists
Solid troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Proactive risk, issue, and dependency management
Experience with change control, documentation, and operational governance
Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills




Collaborating with other partners and progressing builds and transitions

Experience
4+ years working as a Linux Engineer
Managed Services workplace highly regarded
Demonstrated ability to work within cross-functional teams
Experience working in a multi-sourced setting required

Commencement Date: Asap. This is an initial 3-month initial contract with high likelihood of extension for successful candidate.

Work arrangement – initially onsite (Melbourne CBD) with hybrid arrangement to be negotiated as per project requirements. Therefore, the successful candidate must be located in Melbourne.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a position, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including police checks.

📌 Linux Engineer Melbourne (Australia)
🏢 Nec Australia
📍 Australia