Description
Our client is seeking a a Senior level UNIX/Linux Engineer. The ideal candidate will have come up through help desk, to server administration, has some Storage Network experience and has moved in to heavily focusing on automation/Scripting with an interest in DevOps. Experience with some modern technologies such as Ansible, AWS, containers would be great. This is primarily a Linux Systems Administration job requiring strong automation Scripting experience growing into DevOps as they grow into DevOps on premise.
*Candidates will be required to be onsite 1 day a week during Covid and once its safe to go back to an office environnment, every day in the offcie is required*
*Our of state candidates must relocate to GA for day 1 of work*
*client cannot accept H1 Visa applicants on a C2C*
UNIX/Linux Administrator Job Description
Responsibilities
- Install, Configure, and Manage Linux environments.
- Strong Administration of Red Hat/Oracle Enterprise Linux operating system and various Linux OS
- Create, Manage, and Apply automation for deployment and configuration
- Provision server build out within virtualization such as SAN
- System administrator must have experience working on server's running Oracle database and RAC database.
- Assist with WebLogic, Tomcat and JBoss installation and administration when necessary
- Assist in planning, installing and administration of Disaster Recovery for Linux Servers
- Ensure all Unix/Linux based Servers are adhering to change control and are audited
- Understand and able to configure Postfix, DNS/bind/named, NTPD, SSH, LVM, multipath, Samba/CIFS
- Ensure quarterly server patching
- Maintaining documentation and diagrams for both daily operations and Disaster Recovery
- Assist Backup Administrator with Unix/Linux backups using Commvault
- Create, update and follow SOPs and other documentation (ex. Change and configuration management.)
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications (Must Have)
- 5 - 10 year's administrative experience with Linux Red Hat preferred +, Other Linux distribution)
- Some exposure to automation (Puppet, Chef, Salt, Ansible, etc)
- Five (5) years of systems-level Scripting/programming experience (bash, Korn, KSH, Perl, python, C, etc)
- Three (3) years of experience VMware Virtualization administration experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Must be a team player with appropriate corporate conduct
- A solid understanding of TCP/IP, routing, sockets and experience w/using utilities such as nmap, tcpdump, snoop and Wireshark.
- Understanding of PKI
- Some networking experience with a focus on Cisco hardware a plus
- Outstanding communications and interpersonal skills
Desire but not required
- RHCSA, RHCE Linux, certifications are a plus
- Assist with PeopleSoft (Primavera) support when necessary
- Assist with Red Hat Satellite server installations and administration.
- Knowledge of StoreOnce is a strong plus
- Knowledge of SolarWind Storage Manager is a strong plus
- Knowledge of SolarWind Orion Manager is a strong plus
- Skill with Scripting in BASH, KSH and python a plus
- Kubernetes
Benefits:
Health, Dental, Vision, 401K
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