- Proactively maintain and develop all Unix/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
- 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
Requirements
- Previous working experience as a Unix/Linux Administrator for 5 years
- Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar relevant degree
- In depth knowledge of Unix/Linux: RedHat, SUSE, etc.
- Familiarity with VMWare/Nutanix/AWS and SAN management and concepts
- Expert in Shell, Perl, and/or Python scripting
- Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP
- Additional Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE and LPIC) will be considered an advantage
- Strong problem solving and communication skills
- Experience in desktop management tools such as Tanium will be considered an advantage