
Smart Consulting
Smart Consulting is a consulting company with over 15 years of experience in the IT and Telecommunications sectors. Specializing in Team Extension, Team-as-a-Service, Managed Services, Custom Software Development, and Nearshore, we have a team of over 250 professionals who contribute to the development and enhancement of projects both nationally and internationally.
About company Linux systems administrator
Remote
Porto
June 27, 2026
Full-time
Linux Systems Administrator
🚀 Are you looking for the next step as a Linux Systems Administrator?
Then this challenge might be for you.
We are looking for a Linux Systems Administrator to join a small, highly responsible team where platform stability and continuity are critical to the business.
What your day-to-day will look like:
- Manage and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7 and 8) infrastructures in globally distributed environments
- Perform first-line troubleshooting on server incidents, including disk space, processes, connectivity, and performance
- Execute OS-level administration: users, access, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management
- Develop and maintain Bash/Shell scripts for operational automation
- Contribute to the development of local automation capabilities with Ansible
- Monitor system health and respond to alerts before they impact operations
- Collaborate daily with development, network, and operations teams
- Participate in informal on-call for critical incidents outside of normal hours
- Support disaster recovery, backups, and business continuity processes
- Document procedures and contribute to continuous improvement of operations
What we are looking for:
- Proven experience as a Linux Systems Administrator in production, ideally in a mission-critical or financial context
- Deep experience with RHEL 7 and RHEL 8
- Strong OS-level troubleshooting ability, methodical and independent
- Solid experience with Bash/Shell scripting
- Experience with Ansible for configuration management and provisioning
- Background in server hardware management, OS migrations, and distributed infrastructures
- Comfortable working with high autonomy in a small team with direct responsibility for production
- Experience with on-call support or after-hours
- Ability to collaborate clearly with development teams in English
We also value:
- Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with monitoring tools like Zabbix, Prometheus, or Grafana
- Basic knowledge of Windows / NAS Administration
- Experience with virtualization, such as VMware or equivalent
What we offer:
- Challenging project in a high-demand financial environment
- Role with direct impact on platform stability
- Small, collaborative environment with strong accountability
- Opportunity to work with critical and global infrastructures
- Full visa support (if necessary)
📍 Location: Porto
⚠️ Hybrid model: 3 days a week in the office
Salary Package
- Junior: €12,880 to €21,000 gross (14 months) + Meal Allowance + Flexible Benefits
- Mid: €14,000 to €28,000 gross (14 months) + Meal Allowance + Flexible Benefits
- Senior: €20,000 to €49,000 gross (14 months) + Meal Allowance + Flexible Benefits