Senior Linux Administrator
Company: INSPYR Solutions
Location: Houston
Posted on: April 22, 2024
Job Description:
Title: Linux AdministratorLocation: Houston, TX (Onsite Daily in
77064)Duration: Contract/Contract-to-HireWork Requirements: US
Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the US.THIS POSITION
IS 100% ONSITE IN HOUSTON, TX. NON-LOCAL CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE
CONSIDEREDQualified candidate should send their resume (Word
format) to Nate Ackerman at nackerman@.Summary:We are currently
seeking an experienced Lead Linux Specialist to join the Linux
support team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for
troubleshooting, deployment, and operational support of Linux based
systems as well as on-going maintenance. As part of the Linux team,
the candidate will work closely with business and other IT groups
to provide 3rd level support and technical expertise as
needed.Responsibilities include:
- Support the operation and maintenance of Linux servers,
ensuring operational availability & performance, conducting health
checks, managing software upgrades, patching (including testing and
implementation), system optimization and administration
- Monitor server health and performance to identify issues, bugs,
or potential improvements
- Strict adherence to change management processes to ensure
changes are properly planned, documented, and deployed
- Develop, review, and update existing operational documentation
(SOPs, application checklists, playbooks, etc)
- Provide after-hours on-call technical support
- Collaborate with the Security Operations Center (SOC) team for
process optimization, tool tuning & integration, information
sharing, playbook development and incident response
- Implement automated near real-time monitoring of all tools to
ensure proper operation and collection of pertinent data
- Incident and Problem Management; including both during and
post-incident, along with Root Cause Analysis
- Application support, issue management and escalation
- Perform incident investigation, diagnosis, and resolution
- Perform system monitoring and remediationQualifications:
- 7+ years of experience installing, administering, and
maintaining Oracle or Red Hat Linux based servers
- 5+ years of experience designing and implementing redundant
systems including data backups/recoveries, high availability, load
balancing, and disaster recovery
- 5+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and repairing
large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with deploying and maintaining AWS and on-premises
Linux servers
- Experience in application deployment automation, modern DevOps
practices, and infrastructure as code
- Experience with IT automation tools such as Ansible Automation
Platform, Chef, Puppet, or Terraform
- Knowledgeable of core IT infrastructure technologies including
virtualization, networking, and storage management
- Technical documentation skills
- Comfortable interacting with management at various levels in a
professional manner
- Takes ownership of areas of responsibility and makes
recommendations and decisions on the improvement and operation of
those areas
- High level of organizational skills
- Knowledge of and experience with Security Design and
Implementation
- Ability to participate in after-hours on-call rotation
- Knowledge of backup and recovery methods and verification
- Knowledge of EMC PowerMax and Isilon storage, including
snapshots
- Excellent written and verbal communications
- Ability to work in a fast paced, schedule-driven, and
customer-oriented environment
- Experience with Bash, Perl, and Python scripting
- Experience with LVM including online expansion of file
systemsPreferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting container-based platforms
- SUSE Manager for patching Linux servers
- Red Hat Satellite for patching Linux servers
- Prometheus and Grafana for system performance monitoringOur
benefits package includes:
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Competitive pay, 401(k)
- Retirement plan
- and much more!About INSPYR Solutions:Technology is our focus
and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering
flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align
industry and technical expertise with our clients' business
objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each
client and include a wide variety of professional services,
project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence
and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work
seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions
to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at .INSPYR
Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all
employees and applicants for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or
genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions
complies with applicable state and local laws governing
nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the
company has facilities.
Keywords: INSPYR Solutions, League City , Senior Linux Administrator, IT / Software / Systems , Houston, Texas
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