Linux Administrator
ADP · Livonia
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Jul 21, 2026
Livonia
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Linux Administrator role focused on maintaining and operating a global production hosting platform. Day-to-day work involves Linux system administration, NGINX configuration and tuning, SQL database support, incident resolution alongside engineering and support teams, and automating manual processes. Suited to candidates with at least two years of Linux and production environment experience who are comfortable with on-call responsibilities.
Mid level · 2+ years · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 55 people in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 35–120
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $98,520 (middle half $80,247–$120,564).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is titled 'Linux Administrator' with no seniority modifier; the title states no level. The 2-year minimum experience requirement and scope of work (production support, OS/DB/security administration) align with a Mid-level band.
Three office locations are listed (Livonia MI preferred, Alpharetta GA, Roseland NJ); Livonia MI (Detroit metro) is flagged as preferred and used as the primary CBSA.
The JD accepts a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience, so no hard degree gate is set.
Apache and NGINX are listed together in the requirements section ('Apache/Nginx administration') as interchangeable options for the same requirement; each is emitted as a required skill with the other as its alternative.
MSSQL and Oracle are listed together in the requirements section ('MSSQL/Oracle') as interchangeable options; each is emitted as a required skill with the other as its alternative.
Scripting languages (Bash, PHP, Perl), Windows Server, Agile, Redis/Memcache, RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ, and microservices architecture all appear under the explicit 'Preferred Qualifications / BONUS POINTS FOR THESE' section.
The posting mentions 'full-stack development' and automation in the intro, and scripting/programming in preferred qualifications — a secondary SOC of 15-1252 (Software Developers) was considered, but the primary day-to-day work described is clearly OS/infrastructure administration, making 15-1244 the best fit.
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