Job Description
- We are seeking a Senior Linux Administrator with a minimum of 8+ years of experience in Linux administration and application support.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain Linux systems, ensuring their stability, reliability, and performance.
- Provide support for Linux-based applications, resolving issues and ensuring smooth operation.
- Oversee lifecycle management, including patching, upgrades, and decommissioning of systems.
- Create and maintain detailed documentation and diagrams of systems and environments.
- Implement and manage monitoring solutions to ensure system health and automate maintenance tasks.
- Coordinate and manage change processes, ensuring adherence to protocols and minimizing disruptions.
- Perform day-to-day Linux administration tasks, ensuring systems are running efficiently.
- Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers and related hardware.
- Assist application and support teams with troubleshooting issues and gathering information.
- Provide technical support for Linux-based applications and services.
- Handle system patching, updates, and upgrades to ensure systems are secure and up-to-date.
- Plan and execute lifecycle activities, including new deployments and system retirements.
- Develop and maintain scripts for automating system tasks and improving efficiency.
- Automate alerting and maintenance tasks to enhance system reliability and performance.
- Document and diagram individual environments, maintaining accurate and up-to-date configurations.
- Ensure all documentation adheres to organizational standards and is easily accessible.
- Monitor the health of the environment, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
- Implement monitoring tools and solutions to ensure continuous system availability.
- Follow existing change management processes to coordinate upgrade activities and testing.
- Communicate changes clearly and effectively to all relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain clear and effective communication, both written and verbal, with team members and stakeholders.
- Prepare reports and presentations as needed to convey technical information to non-technical audiences.
- Ensure systems are compliant with organizational policies and industry standards.
- Implement security best practices to protect systems and data from threats.
Required Skills
- Minimum 8+ years of experience with Linux administration, Linux based application support, scripting abilities, proven ability to document and diagram systems.
- Lifecycle / Patching resource to handle current workload, along with daytime resource for day-to-day Linux administration tasks.
- Experience with Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL), SuSE preferred
- Experience with Package managers like Spacewalk / Oracle Linux Manager
- Assisting Application and Support teams with troubleshooting and information gathering
- Monitoring the health of the environment and automating alerting and maintenance tasks
- Documenting and diagramming the individual environments and maintaining configurations.
- Follow existing Change Management processes to coordinate upgrade activity and testing
- Clear communication skills both written and verbal are critical.