Linux System Administrator

Experience: 5+

POSITION OVERVIEW:

·      Manage and monitor all infrastructure and systems installations, including configuration, testing, and maintenance.

·      Implement and maintain strategies for backup, security, and redundancy.

·      Manage End-Point security installation and remediation including virus, malware, and spam protection.

·      Manage performance monitoring, tuning and compliance with established TechOps standards.

·      Develop, maintain, and manage patching strategies and methods for servers.

·      Incident monitoring, alerting and management for all Linux based servers, storage, databases, and other infrastructure components.

·      Identify potential changes and system improvements for consideration and implementation.

·      Escalate problems and issues to manager based on department operations and procedures as necessary.

·      Ensure that work is carried out within agreed service levels and in accordance with department guidelines.

·      Lead the selection and replacement of outdated technology throughout the organization.

·      Use expert-level administration and optimization of hosts and servers to ensure high degree of availability and appropriate resource management.

·      Assists the Director in the creation and management of both the core budget related to the areas of responsibility and the program development budget as it relates to the implementation of new technology.

·      Implements applicable industry best practice support model(s) to improve Company’s IT operations maturity.

·      level and move to a more customer-centric support focus for all IT services.

·      Engage regularly with upper management, providing reports on project status, activities, and achievements.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

Education and Experience Required:

·      Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and or equivalent hands-on experience required.

·      5+ years hands-on experience managing/administering Linux OS installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

·      5+ years' hands-on experience managing multiple distributions/editions of Ubuntu Linux.

• 2+ management of infrastructure to support containers such as Kubernetes.

·      Experience with automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible.

·      Strong scripting skills, specifically in Bash or Python.

·       3+ years' experience supporting a global workforce.

·      Excellent communication skills (oral and written) English: C1 Advanced.