- Installing, monitoring and upgrading UNIX system software on company servers and computers.
- Creating and maintaining UNIX user accounts and access management systems.
- Creating and setting standardized backup and recovery policies, as well as security policies. Applying patches and upgrades when necessary.
- Assisting in resolution of hardware/software platform problems in complex, multi-layered environment.
- Analyzing impact of software changes across other functional units.
- Maintaining space utilization statistics, forecast future space requirements.
- Establish, implement, and record Unix Administrator best practices.
- Implementing and managing system to proactively monitor infrastructure.
- Maintain responsibility for racking/deracking servers and network connections.
- Making recommendations for upgrades to hardware and software based on existing operations, pending needs and available budget.
UNIX Administrator Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar field.
- At least three years of experience working as a UNIX Administrator.
- Extensive knowledge of UNIX and LINUX operating systems, storage environments, network protocols and file systems.
- Familiarity with multiple information technologies that include operating systems, server virtualization, cloud based infrastructure, automation, and middleware with expertise in several of the technologies, including RedHat/CentOS Linux, Solaris, VMWare, X86 hardware and AWS.
- Familiarity with high availability, disaster recovery, and load balancer concepts is a plus.
- Familiarity with wired and wireless networking hardware and architectures. Familiarity with Virtual LAN (VLAN) setup and configuration, Virtual Private Networks, routing, IPV4, IPV6, etc.
- Familiarity with server configuration and automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Cobbler, Kickstart, Cloudformation, etc.
- Knowledge of office automation tools such as word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation software.
- Good analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and quickly learn new skills and techniques.
- Experience with cloud based infrastructure architecture and deployment.