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Maxim2019-10-07 04:27:11
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Maxim, 2019-10-07 04:27:11

Is it possible to find a job as a Linux admin with little experience?

Hello.
Completely confused.
Behind my shoulders I have 10 years of experience mainly as a Windows admin. For the last 5 years I have been working in one company, where everything works, no new projects are foreseen. The stack is normal: Cisco (EIGRP, DMVPN, LAG), Dell servers (RAID, IDRAC), Hyper-V, Windows Server.
A year ago, I thought that something should be done with further development. Having some experience with Linux, I started to monitor the market and saw a lot of swear words (ansible, docker, nosql, etc.). After that, it became obvious that I needed to develop in this direction, because Linux is what I'm interested in. As a result, I deployed Zabbix and configured monitoring of everything that was possible, installed MediaWiki to document everything. Then AWS with docker, ELK. And only after that I began to understand that not everything is so simple and Linux is not Windows.
Then I started preparing for the RedHat RHCSA and RHCE exams to fill in the gaps in the basics. In the meantime, Python, a couple of days ago I started Ansible (I got the idea to automate the management of all Cisco and Dell companies). And more and more often the thought comes that the stack is huge and you can study it endlessly.
Therefore, the question is: is it possible to find a job as a Linux administrator, having 1 year of experience behind him, and even then not on high-load projects?

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Robur, 2019-10-07
@Robur

Is it possible to find a job as a Linux admin with little experience?

Someone can. Someone doesn't. Under some conditions it is possible. Others don't.
For you personally, there is only one way to find out. Of course, you already know him.
And you came to the toaster for moral support. Although this is out of the scope of the resource, but let me support you:
Dare man! you can! do not be afraid of anything!
Everyone, good luck.

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Puma Thailand, 2019-10-07
@opium

I found my first Linux admin job without experience,
I didn’t see Linux in my eyes and didn’t smell the consoles except for Windows where I typed regedit

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dollar, 2019-10-07
@dollar

The administrator must be able to read and understand technical documentation. Any.
Plus fundamental knowledge of the type of networks and computer architecture.
It's all.

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paran0id, 2019-10-07
@paran0id

You can find it, I found it. Most of the entry-level linux jobs are windows infrastructures with a small number of linux machines. You can practice a little there. I was lucky, I got into a company where Linux was also on desktops. For a year, I tested a significant part of the technologies applicable to servers (SCM, monitoring, etc. - but does it matter what is spinning on the fleet of machines?). After that, he worked exclusively as a Linux administrator.
Separately, I will say about the redhat exams. It is not necessary to rent, it is expensive, and they do not provide any significant advantages. But it’s worth preparing, the program is good, although not exhaustive.
In general, it seems to me that you are pulling for a junior, or will soon pull it. A Linux junior is no longer an OS reinstaller.

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