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RedLine Performance Solutions

Active DoD Top Secret security clearance and relevant technical certifications (e.g., Linux ... multiple team members in remote locations between several disparate projects * Strong ...

TXSE

Senior Software Engineer

Dallas, TX · Remote

$121.70K - $160.40K/yr

Senior Software Engineer Opportunity Oculon Intelligence is an AI-native, security first market ... SSH and remote Linux debugging capabilities. Projects You Will Work On in Year One * First Three ...

TXSE

Senior Software Engineer

Dallas, TX · Remote

$121.20K - $159.80K/yr

Oculon Intelligence is an AI-native, security first market intelligence platform built for the ... SSH and remote Linux debugging capabilities. Projects You Will Work On in Year One * First Three ...

CipherStaff

Linux System Engineer

Washington, DC · Remote

$122K/yr

Seeking Systems Security Engineer with Linux experience. Must be US Citizen with current Secret clearance. Location is remote with occasional office visit in Washington, DC. Salaried job with full ...

RTX

Senior Linux System Administrator

Hartford, CT · Remote

Security Clearance: None/Not Required RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides ... REMOTE Please Consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role: This position ...

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As of Jun 3, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote linux security in the United States is $48.08, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $48.08 and $48.08 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Remote Linux Security vs Remote Linux System Administrator?

AspectRemote Linux SecurityRemote Linux System Administrator
Primary FocusSecurity, vulnerability management, threat mitigationSystem setup, maintenance, user management
CertificationsCompTIA Security+, CISSP, Linux Security certificationsLinux+, LPIC, RHCSA
Work EnvironmentSecurity teams, cybersecurity firms, IT departmentsIT support, infrastructure teams, data centers
Common TasksFirewall configuration, intrusion detection, security auditsServer configuration, updates, user permissions

Remote Linux Security specialists focus on protecting Linux systems from threats, while Remote Linux System Administrators manage and maintain Linux servers. Both roles require Linux knowledge, but security roles emphasize safeguarding systems against vulnerabilities, whereas system administrators handle daily operations and system health.

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Infographic showing various Remote Linux Security job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 98% Full Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 94% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $100,000 per year, or $48.1 per hour.
Linux and AWS Technical Operations Engineer - Work From Home

Linux and AWS Technical Operations Engineer - Work From Home

Next Step Systems

Des Plaines, IL • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Posted 27 days ago

Job description

Linux and AWS Technical Operations Engineer - Work From Home
This is a 100% Remote Linux and AWS Technical Operations Engineer opportunity. Candidates located in the Chicago area is a plus.
The Linux and AWS Technical Operations Engineer will have a wide variety of responsibilities and skills that compliment a hosting environment designed with security and stability in mind. This role will be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of infrastructure within the data centers and public clouds. This is a hands-on position that requires complete transparency and trust.
Responsibilities:
- Highest level of Linux Administration and Engineering for internal and external infrastructure.
- Administration of Linux operating systems.
- Administration of LAMP/LEMP environments.
- Deploying mass system security updates with automation in mind.
- Consulting services related to Magento and Cloud Hosting solutions.
- Work directly with high stakes customers to ensure success.
- Monitor customer communication channels to meet SLA requirements.
- Participate in Slack and ticketing systems to support customers.
- Field escalated support requests by telephone, email and ticketing system.
- Work within a project management system that focused on completing and documenting projects that are assigned outside of the escalated support queue.
- Troubleshooting of local and remote Linux operating system environments concentrating on a LAMP/LEMP stack.
- Operate and maintain infrastructure deployment systems using such as Cobbler, Ansible, etc.
- Support Linux multi-tenant, virtual, and dedicated platforms focusing on web hosting.
- Manage the provisioning and deployment of internal, multi-tenant, virtualized, and dedicated platforms.
- Investigate abuse and security vulnerabilities while creating and documenting policies related to Linux security.
- Utilize monitoring solutions such as Nagios, Icinga2, Cacti, Observium, and Cloudwatch.
- Assist the infrastructure team with predictive asset allocation with load testing.
- Build on current AWS infrastructure design and architecture to provide a high availability mission critical hosting platform.
- Management of customer migrations onto the company's network.
- Design and management of disaster recovery solutions.
Qualifications:
- 5 years in Linux system administration.
- 3 years in AWS hosting management.
- Must know how to build Ansible, Puppet or Shell Automation pPlays.
- Must have experience with DevOps.
- Deploying bare metal infrastructure using automated tools such as Cobbler and Ansible.
- Creating automation using bash or python.
- Engineering Linux based hosting solutions.
- Monitoring Cloud and data center based infrastructure.
- Deploying automated Linux kernel and system updates.
- Troubleshooting Magento based ecommerce solutions.
Preferred Skills:
Languages: Bash, Python, JavaScript, React
- Operating Systems: Linux, Unix, OSX
- Application Management: Apache, NGINX, HAProxy, Varnish, MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres, Virtuozzo, OpenVZ, Cacti, Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana (ELK), Docker, KVM, cPanel, Magento, WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal, Cobbler, Ansible, Git, Bitbucket, Asterisk, FreePBX, Redis, Memcache, CloudFlare, NFS, Firewall, Iptables, SELinux, Samba, Kubernetes, Drone, Jenkins
- Infrastructure Management: Automation, Kickstart, Load Balancing, DNS, TCP/IP, SMTP, SNMP, DHCP, LVM, TFTP, Icinga2, Nagios, Observium, Cacti, New Relic, AWS, EC2, RDS, ELB/ALB, S3, EFS, Elasticache, Elasticsearch, Route53
Benefits include medical insurance, retirement plan, PTO, etc. Salary: 80K+ DOE. Keywords: Des Plaines IL Jobs, Linux and AWS Technical Operations Engineer, Linux, AWS Hosting Management, Infrastructure, Cobbler, Ansible, Bash, Python, Engineering Linux, Cloud, Data Center, Linux Kernel, Magento, eCommerce Solutions, Remote, Work From Home, Illinois Recruiters, IT Jobs, Illinois Recruiting
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