To ensure seamless operation across all components of the Unix/Linux & Datacenter infrastructure, including installing; configuring, supporting, maintaining, and optimizing hardware and operating systems. The role involves managing and configuring services to operate within a heterogeneous environment of software and hardware vendors and with a hybrid architecture of 'on premise' and cloud hosted solutions..
Responsibilities:
• Advanced troubleshooting and an escalation point for UNIX issues
• Support Application teams and assisting with complex issues
• Build, manage & support servers from an OS perspective
• Ensure servers are patched with the latest firmware and OS updates using tools provided
• Ensure, with Monitoring team, that all servers are monitored
• Design, document and implement policies and procedures for server administration and disaster recovery
• Ensure, with backup service group, that all necessary servers are backed up appropriately
• Provide performance statistics and reports
• Recommend, schedule, and perform regular server upgrades, repairs and replacements
• Provide administrative support for DNS and LDAP
Position Requirements:
• Comprehensive experience with Unix/Linux administration, configuration and deployment
• Experience in supporting large-scale geographically-distributed infrastructure systems
• Previous experienced with and strong understanding of Linux (all versions) and UNIX/Solaris, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, Windows, LDAP
• Experience with AIX is a plus
• Advanced trouble shooting techniques and performance tuning
• Good UNIX security, hardening techniques and patch management
• Knowledge of infrastructure automation through scripting (ansible, powershell, shell, etc)
• Well aware of emerging technologies and key vendor solutions and roadmaps in the relevant IT domain