Sr. RedhatOracle Linux Administrator

5 Days onsite-No Exceptions

Multi-Year Contract

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Senior Linux System Administrator reports to the Manager IT Technical Services and is responsible for the administration implementation support and management of the IT infrastructure systems; serves as a technical expert in the area of system administration for complex operating systems. This position will also lead on assisting in the effort of managing and supporting the Linux Storage Backup and Recovery systems.

KNOWLEDGE
Oracle Linux and Red Hat Linux system administration; Enterprise Storage Enterprise Backups Security; System performance monitoring tools; Effective project management techniques. Oracle Linux and Red Hat Linux system administration; Enterprise Storage Enterprise Backups Security; System performance monitoring tools; Effective project management techniques.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Manage the day-to-day operations of servers and systems by monitoring system performance configuration maintenance and repair.
• Configure maintain and support the Linux systems.
• Configure maintain and support the Enterprise backup and recovery systems.
• Monitor and resolve backup related issues including providing reporting on health of backup platforms.
• Create and maintain documentation on backup and recovery processes policies and procedures.
• Perform file recovery tests and annual disaster recovery site tests.
• Ensure high availability and acceptable levels of performance of critical system resources.
• Participate in planning and implementation of projects for system operations and systems administration.
• Plan organize and document complex system design activities and configure systems to be consistent with policies/procedures.
• Interface with customers peers and managers to evaluate and understand business needs.
• Continually access the systems against potential threats and vulnerabilities using industry security compliance standards. Ensure that vulnerabilities are mitigated in a timely fashion.

QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS)
Education: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science MIS or a related discipline or equivalent training and experience.

Experience:

• Minimum of three (7) years relevant Systems Administrator (Linux Administrator) experience including complex on-premises Oracle environments scripting and systems software and support.
• Must have extensive knowledge of Red Hat Openshit.
• Must have experience in the design planning and implementation of reliable enterprise level Linux systems.

Additional strong experience and/or knowledge of:

• IBM Red Hat OpenShift
• Oracle Linux and Red Hat Linux administration (7.x 8.x)
• Patch evaluation and deployment: Oracle OLM ULN yum up2date
• Enterprise Storage (Nimble)
• Enterprise Backup Software (Veeam)
• Enterprise Backup Hardware (Exagrid)
• Bash shell scripting
• Unix/Linux technologies: printing nfs ftp sftp scp samba apache
• Oracle databases
• VMware ESXi Server (7.x / 8.x)
• Windows Server Technologies
• Active Directory DNS DHCP GPOs
• PowerShell
• Security Best Practices

Exposure to but not required:
Oracle RAC Clustering OCI Ansible Cisco UCS Fundamentals of DR / BCP methodologies Fundamentals of CA & PKI management Networking Technologies

Skills:

• Exceptional communication skills: must have the ability to effectively communicate at all levels of an organization and with individuals from diverse disciplines and levels of technical expertise.
• Detail oriented and effective time management and organizational skills.
• Exceptional written verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Organized and able to manage multiple activities and programs timely and with a high degree of accuracy.
• Excellent customer service skills to support all personnel.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively others and lead projects to a successful end.
• Willingness and desire to learn new skills technology situations and/or conditions.
• Ability to function professionally and effectively in a high-pressure environment.