Linux Enthusiast (System Engineer)

Innspark · Bangalore, India

Innspark is a deep-tech, product-based OEM specializing in cybersecurity products, AI, cloud solutions, and select hardware offerings such as drones, VTS, and telemedicine systems, with a diverse and evolving portfolio. To learn more, please visit our website:

We're Hiring | Linux Enthusiast (Linux System Engineer)

Location: Bengaluru

Work Mode: Work From Office

Experience: 1–3 Years

⏳ Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days Preferred

If Linux is more than just an operating system for you, and you're passionate about troubleshooting, automation, system performance, and open-source technologies, we'd love to have you on our team.As a Linux System Engineer, you will play a key role in building, managing, and optimizing Linux-based infrastructure while ensuring high availability, reliability, and security of enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities

• System Administration:Install, configure, and maintain Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, CentOS, and Debian across multiple environments.

• Service Management:Deploy, configure, and manage core services including web servers (Nginx), databases (MySQL), caching systems (Redis), and other critical infrastructure services.

• Troubleshooting & Performance Analysis:Monitor system health and diagnose performance issues, including filesystem errors, memory leaks, CPU bottlenecks, and disk I/O issues.

• Network Operations:Apply strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, routing, firewalls (iptables/ufw), ports, subnets, and load balancing to ensure secure and reliable connectivity

• Automation & Efficiency:Use Bash/Shell scripting and Linux utilities to automate repetitive tasks, streamline operations, and improve infrastructure efficiency

• Log Monitoring & Incident Prevention:Proactively analyze system and application logs to detect, troubleshoot, and resolve issues before they impact users.

• System Security:Implement Linux security best practices, manage user permissions, apply security patches, and harden systems against vulnerabilities.

• Monitoring & Documentation:Monitor infrastructure health, maintain technical documentation, and document troubleshooting procedures and system configurations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Linux command-line (CLI) and Linux internals.

• Hands-on experience with Ubuntu, CentOS, or Debian.

• Good understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, ports, subnets, and firewalls.

• Experience with Linux tools such as grep, awk, sed, top/htop, journalctl, systemd, cron, and package management.

• Knowledge of Nginx, MySQL, Redis, and Shell/Bash scripting.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a root-cause analysis mindset.

• Basic understanding of CPU, memory, storage, virtualization, and system performance optimization.

• Familiarity with Git and Linux system administration best practices.

Bonus Points

• Experience with Docker, Podman, or containerized environments.

• Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as KVM or VMware.

• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, or Zabbix.

• Personal/home lab setups showcasing Linux projects.

• Familiarity with tmux, screen, Vim, or Nano.

• Contributions to open-source projects are a plus.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on modern and scalable Linux infrastructure.

• Exposure to enterprise-grade production environments.

• Hands-on learning with cutting-edge open-source technologies.• Mentorship from experienced Linux and infrastructure engineers.

• A collaborative culture that encourages innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.

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