Job Purpose:
To manage enterprise UNIX and Storage infrastructure and ensuring availability and reliability of platform. (Linux, AIX, Solaris) infrastructure management and automation using Ansible.
Responsibilities:
Strategy and Planning
· Manage and rollout of server Operating System, security patches, VAPT remediation and hardening
· Provision of system resources to cater for business growth
· Ensuring Unix and storage environment is healthy (enough capacity, prepare for refresh before hardware and OS reach end of support)
· Strong scripting skill and is able to automate regular tasks.
Business Performance and Management
· Install and maintain UNIX Operating System on physical, virtual / cloud environments
· Manage SAN storage infrastructure
· Ensure compliance with IT security standards, policies and procedures.
· Undertake preventive maintanance and monitoring.
· Perform system and user adminstrative tasks.
· Performs regular housekeeping and maintenance activities of the infrastructure.
· Monitor systems availability, performance and resource capacity.
· Participate in application and infra projects planning and execution.
· Maintain and develop technical documentation and standard operational procedures.
· Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency using Ansible Tower.
· Handle incidents and service requests.
· Renew and install of SSL certficates used for hardware management interface or other appliance under UNIX team.
People Management
· Work with respective internal IT teams to support BAU activities
· Work closely with other IT team members to troublshoot system related issues.
· Liaise with vendor for support and project delivery.
Compliance
· Protect organization's value by keeping information confidential.
· Adhere to both Incident and Change Management policy.
· Adhere to Group Procedure and Policies
· Adhere to regulatory requirements and policies.
Automation
· Ability to automate repetitive tasks
· Ansible Automation
Requirements:
- Recognised degree in Computer Science/ Information Systems
- Relevant Professional Certification will be preferred
- Minimum 5 years of working experience in system administration
- Solaris system administrator skills required. AIX / Linux skills are added advantage
- Ability to troubleshoot problems from the Application tier, through the Operating System and Network tiers.
- Ability to automate UNIX/Linux OS for administrative tasks using Ansible
- Ablity to handle on premesis SAN storage infrastructure
- Vendor management skill to drive vendor in delivering solution to the technical issue encountered
- Effective interpersonal and oral communication skills
- Work effectively in a team environment
- Technical documentation
