Systems Administrator Quality Assurance

Location:

Remote onshore in the USA

Salary:

$125k to $185k per year depending on experience and skills

How to Apply:

Please only apply to one open position. If you arent a fit for it well consider you for other positions automatically.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter (in .pdf) that a) highlights your relevant experience related to the qualifications listed below; b) explains your interest in Starfish in particular; and c) addresses the following questions:

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in Linux and Windows system administration
• Strong experience with:
  • Linux server administration (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu)
  • Windows Server (2016/2019/2022)
  • Active Directory & Group Policy
  • Python and Powershell scripting
  • Large storage management
• Experience implementing QA methodologies in infrastructure environments
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (Ansible Terraform Jenkins etc.)
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP firewalls routing)
• Excellent troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Flexibility
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Independent worker with a strategic mindset and the ability to thrive in a collaborative fast-paced environment.
• University degree required; STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) background preferred. An advanced degree is a plus.
• Ability to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.
• Background check required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud certifications (AWS Azure GCP)
• Microsoft and Red Hat certifications
• Experience in research environments
• Bash scripting

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented with a quality-first mindset
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Linux & Windows System Administrator with strong Quality Assurance (QA) experience to join our growing technology team. This role requires deep systems expertise across both Linux and Windows environments combined with a quality-driven mindset to ensure reliability security performance and compliance across our infrastructure.

You will play a critical role in designing maintaining securing automating and validating the Starfish Storage product while integrating QA best practices to assure its reliable and bulletproof.

QA & Reliability Engineering

• Develop and execute infrastructure validation and testing plans
• Build automated test scripts for system validation and deployment pipelines
• Validate system updates patches and configuration changes before production rollout
• Enforce documentation change control and release management processes
• Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to improve CI/CD reliability

About Starfish Storage:

At Starfish Storage we are revolutionizing the way organizations manage unstructured data at scale and across enterprises. With over a decade of experience our innovative platform is designed to empower clients across various industries. Our clients include industry leaders in media & entertainment research computing biotech higher education and government sectors. Youll be working with visionary C-suite clients and the top-tier technical teams who make digital transformations happen. This is an opportunity to drive change in some of the most technically demanding environments in the world.

Benefits:

We recognize that satisfaction and well-being are integral components for long-term sustainability and business success. As such employees are provided competitive compensation options (potential) as well as the following benefits:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Multiple health insurance options
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with employer matching
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays and PTO that increase with tenure
• Opportunities for growth!

Equal Opportunity Employer

Starfish Storage provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty military service or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.