Senior Linux Platform Engineer / SRE

Job Title: Senior Linux Platform Engineer / SRE Location: Chandler, AZ Duration: Contract - 10 months Pay Range: $65.12/hr (W2) Job ID: 408223 About BCforward BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity. Job Description We are seeking a Database Administrator III to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Oracle Enterprise Linux administration, SRE practices, automation with Ansible, and high availability infrastructure and a proven ability to increase platform reliability, scalability, and security through automation and operational excellence. Responsibilities: Lead administration, monitoring, and performance tuning of Oracle Enterprise Linux in large-scale enterprise environments. Oversee design, build, and lifecycle management of Linux servers, including storage, virtualization, and core infrastructure. Manage high availability, clustering, and load-balanced environments to minimize downtime. Drive capacity planning, performance optimization, and scalability initiatives. Define and implement SRE principles including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets. Lead infrastructure automation for provisioning, configuration, and patching using Ansible. Build and maintain self-healing systems to reduce manual intervention. Develop automation for installation, configuration, and deployment pipelines. Install, configure, and maintain OEL operating systems and related software stacks. Manage LVM, including volume groups and filesystem expansion. Administer distributed file systems, NFS, and automount configurations. Maintain network services such as DNS, NTP, LDAP/Kerberos, SMTP, and OpenSSH. Troubleshoot TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, and RPC protocols. Implement and enhance monitoring, alerting, and observability for proactive detection. Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortems with corrective actions. Oversee break/fix operations to ensure timely resolution and low business impact. Ensure systems are hardened and compliant with enterprise security standards. Manage patching, vulnerability remediation, and OS upgrades in coordination with security teams. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to SRE and infrastructure teams and collaborate with application and platform teams. Define and enforce operational standards, runbooks, and best practices. Maintain comprehensive documentation and ensure adherence to change and incident governance. Required Skills & Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in Linux system administration in enterprise environments. Strong expertise with Oracle Enterprise Linux and FPP. Proven experience with high availability, virtualization, and storage management. Hands-on experience with automation and configuration management, Ansible preferred. Proficiency in at least one scripting language, Bash or Python preferred. Strong infrastructure troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident management skills. Solid understanding of compute, storage, and networking in enterprise settings. Effective analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills. Preferred Skills: Experience implementing SLIs/SLOs and running postmortems in SRE contexts. Background with distributed filesystems, NFS performance tuning, and LVM best practices. Why BCforward? At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to: Competitive compensation and benefits. Opportunities for growth with global clients. A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people. Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects. Additional Details Hybrid schedule requirement of a minimum of 3 days per week on-site. Specific start date requirement due to business need. Glider: Candidate ID Verification. Maximum Submissions per Supplier: 4. About Our Commitment BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Interested? Apply Now! If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your most recent resume.