Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
Strong hands-on expertise in Linux administration (RHEL Ubuntu): system tuning performance analysis filesystem management and security hardening.
Advanced experience in VMware administration (ESXi vCenter VM provisioning snapshots performance troubleshooting).
Proven expert-level troubleshooting capability including packet capture analysis using Wireshark tcpdump or equivalent tools.
Experience with enterprise backup technologies such as Veeam Rubrik Cohesity or similar platforms.
Solid understanding of storage technologies (SAN NAS RAID LUNs multipathing performance optimization).
Strong foundation in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP DNS routing VLANs firewalls) to support end-to-end issue resolution.
Experience working in 24x7 production environments with strict SLA and availability requirements.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Administer support and optimize Linux environments (RHEL Ubuntu) across physical and virtual platforms.
Manage and maintain VMware infrastructure (ESXi vCenter vSAN) including VM lifecycle management performance tuning and capacity planning.
Perform expert-level troubleshooting using packet capture and analysis tools (Wireshark tcpdump) to resolve complex network and application connectivity issues.
Support and manage enterprise backup solutions such as Veeam Rubrik and Cohesity including backup operations validation and restore testing.
Work with storage technologies (SAN/NAS) to tr oubleshoot capacity performance latency and disk-related issues.
Actively participate in and technically drive Major Incident (P1) calls collaborating with cross-functional teams to restore services within SLA.
Implement and maintain monitoring alerting and preventive controls for Linux and virtual infrastructure.
Execute change patching upgrade and DR activities in accordance with ITIL and organizational best practices.
Provide operational documentation runbooks and knowledge articles to support service continuity.
Excellent analytical interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues in an easy-to-understand manner.
Should be able to lead and drive technically the Operational issues on his own in a high-pressure environment engaging multiple stakeholders during live troubleshooting.
Resourceful with the ability to work independently.
Strong time management skills and attention to detail.
Ability to multi-task activities with shifting priorities.