Linux Administrator Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Linux Administrator includes the following duties and responsibilities:

Proactively maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure technology to maintain a 24x7x365 uptime service
Engineering of systems administration-related solutions for various project and operational needs
Maintain best practices on managing systems and services across all environments
Fault finding, analysis and of logging information for reporting of performance exceptions
Proactively monitoring system performance and capacity planning
Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers, workstations, and network hardware
Create and modify scripts or applications to perform tasks
Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment
Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Linux Administrator duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Linux Administrator roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.

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