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Linux Support Engineer

Post Date

Feb 24, 2026

Location

Raleigh,
North Carolina

ZIP/Postal Code

27609
US
Apr 25, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Desktop Support

Req #

RAL-d144c7bc-fcbc-4219-b102-1359eb670f7a

Pay Rate

$41 - $51 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

Perform daily case activities with meticulous adherence to established guidelines, SOPs, and internal workflows, ensuring thoroughness and accuracy.
Deliver outstanding customer support through strong professional communication, comprehensive technical knowledge, and advanced troubleshooting to effectively resolve diverse technical challenges.

Efficiently and quickly analyze reported issues to identify root causes and key problem areas, then communicate clear, concise, and effective corrective actions and resolutions to customers promptly and professionally.

Collaborate with support engineers, cross-functional internal teams (e.g., development, product management), and external partners as needed during problem resolution to ensure comprehensive and efficient solutions.

Document all diagnostic steps, contributing to knowledge base articles and reusable solutions for efficient future incident resolution and team knowledge enhancement.

Proactively pursue personal and professional growth by continuously expanding product knowledge, refining technical skills, and obtaining relevant industry certifications to enhance expertise and contribute to team capabilities.

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Required Skills & Experience

Minimum 3 years of Linux systems administration expertise, encompassing fundamental commands, user management, installation procedures, networking, firewall configuration, security measures, clustering, web server management, and database knowledge

Proven ability to grasp general Linux principles and a comprehensive understanding of product suite and their functionalities

Proficient in utilizing Linux command-line tools, with a strong emphasis on bash scripting, cURL, kernel crash analysis, strace, Wireshark, and Git

Excellent professional communication skills, capable of interacting respectfully and efficiently with customers, partners, third-party vendors, and colleagues

Self-motivated with sound judgment and effective decision-making abilities

A strong interest in system troubleshooting, problem resolution, issue investigation, and root-cause analysis

Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively and perform well under pressure

Relevant industry certifications are desirable, and a willingness to pursue the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certification is expected

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline

Flexibility to cover evening or weekend shift duties on a rotating basis as needed

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

A degree in Engineering, Information Science, or Computer Science

Relevant experience as a support or development engineer for a PaaS provider or hosting service, or with hosted applications or large-scale application deployments

Working technical knowledge of other products (Ansible, IdM, Satellite)

Development-level experience with programming languages (Go, AngularJS, Python, .NET, C)
Existing Red Hat Certification credentials

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.