Unix Linux System Administrator

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist in the implementation of approved policies and procedures for operating system design, implementation and maintenance;
• Provide input in the planning of operating systems upgrades and deployment;
• Provide support in the implementation and user acceptance testing of operating systems;
• Assist in the development of a proactive maintenance cycle for operating systems and automate preventive/routine maintenance on systems;
• Perform daily operating system administration tasks, including hardware & software upgrades, Patch & Security patch management and maintain regulatory controls;
• Ensure optimal performance of all applications running on operating system environment through proactive tuning and preventive maintenance;
• Perform daily systems checks and correct any issues;
• Monitor systems performance and recommend adjustments to system parameters to ensure optimum performance and response time;
• Work with the User Support team to provide second level support to end users and ensure timely resolution of system problems;
• Prepare/compile agreed periodic activity and performance reports;
• Maintain security and data integrity;
• Implement and support audit and compliance regulations as per requirements.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Linux System Administration with RHEL in enterprise environments is mandatory
•At least 5 years’ experience of IT industry
• Familiar with of x86 Servers such as HP, IBM, Dell etc.
• Knowledge of HP-UX, Solaris OS maintenance and operation is a plus
• Familiar with scripting languages like Shell, Perl, Python is considered a plus
• Familiar with mainstream system monitoring tools such as Nagios and automatic deployment tools such as Ansible, Chef, Cfengine or Puppet is a plus
• Familiar with tools and the scripts/programs of Configuration/ Deployment (REDHAT SATELLITE SVR) is a plus
• Familiar with the operation of versioning control applications, ex. Git, SVN
• Excellent communication skill and team player
• Fluent English communication skills
• Provide a 24x7 service supervision through on call
• Available for international travel for training and knowledge transfer of customers