Supercharge Your Career at Technoidentity! Are you ready to tackle challenges that will push your boundaries and accelerate your career growth? At Technoidentity, we’re a Data+AI product engineering company building cutting-edge solutions in the FinTech domain for over 13 years. We’re growing faster than ever and expanding globally. Now’s the perfect time to join our team of tech innovators and leave your mark. Title: Sr. VMWare/Linux Administrator Experience: 6+ Years Location - Downtown Houston, TX Hybrid: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote Employment Type: long-term Contract Key Responsibilities • Lead vulnerability remediation activities across VMware ESXi clusters, vCenter, and associated virtualization components. • Perform ESXi patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management using VMware Lifecycle Manager (vLCM). • Execute remediation of critical vulnerabilities (CVEs) across hypervisors and supporting infrastructure within defined SLAs. • Plan and implement rolling upgrades for ESXi hosts in clustered production environments with zero/minimal downtime. • Perform RHEL (8.x, 9.x) and SUSE (12.x, 15.x) OS patching, upgrades, and migrations. • Design and implement automated patching using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). • Create, test, and maintain Ansible playbooks and workflows for Linux and ESXi remediation activities. • Conduct root cause analysis for patching failures, performance degradation, and host instability issues. • Perform firmware and BIOS upgrades for server hardware hosting ESXi (including HMC and CECs where applicable). • Manage filesystem, user administration, kernel tuning, and performance troubleshooting in heterogeneous Linux/AIX environments. • Coordinate with infrastructure, storage, and network teams to validate compatibility matrices before upgrades. • Develop SOPs, remediation runbooks, rollback procedures, and audit documentation for compliance and governance. Core Skills Required • Strong hands-on expertise in VMware ESXi patching, upgrades, vCenter administration, and cluster management. • Deep knowledge of vulnerability remediation in virtualized environments (Rapid7/Tenable integration preferred). • Advanced RHEL administration (RHEL 8.x & 9.x) including YUM/DNF patching and kernel management. • Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for automated OS and hypervisor patching. • Strong troubleshooting skills across Linux, ESXi, and underlying hardware/firmware layers. • Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Shell, or Python) for automation and remediation activities. Job Type: Contract Pay: $50.00 - $70.00 per hour Expected hours: 40 per week Location: • Houston, TX 77210 (Preferred) Work Location: In person