Senior Linux System Administrator

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

The Senior Linux Systems Administrator is responsible for the maintenance and administration of a high availability environment as well as providing leadership in transitioning technical operations from traditional administration and deployment management to infrastructure as application leveraging automation / configuration management technologies

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum 4‐6 years’ experience in a small to mid‐size software company in a Systems Administrator role.

Post‐secondary education in computer science or technology support services or equivalent capability from relevant work experience

Strong background in Linux / Unix administration and understanding of code and script (PHP, Python, Perl and / or Ruby) Strong technical problem solving skills and experience in IP networking and static routing FTP, SSH, SMTP, DNS, HTTP / S, DHCP, Syslog logging facility

Experience in a high‐availability and mission critical environment

Experience with automation / configuration management using Puppet, Chef or an equivalent.

Competency in administrating the OS for very large database systems (TB+)

Experience with Firewalls (IPTABLES / IPCHAINS)

Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL and Mongo database.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Administration of Redhat Linux systems

Explore and integrate new technologies, transitioning operations from traditional administration and deployment to infrastructure as application leveraging automation / configuration management technologies.

Daily maintenance / administration of multiple Unix systems

Prepare for new product related releases and assists with new initiatives and upgrades

Work with our product development team to implement and support client offering

Assists with Veritas Back‐ups and recovery

Configuration and maintenance of the monitoring system

Occasional work after hours or weekends at our co‐location facility

Rotational after‐hours support with 24 / 7 pager duty