Job description & requirements
The Red Hat Linux Systems Administrator is responsible for installing, configuring, monitoring and maintaining virtual Linux servers in an VMWare environment or physical server.
System Maintenance/ Administration:
- Perform Intel based or IBM Power based system hardware and software installs, patch installations, upgrades and maintenance.
- Monitor and maintain related /OS performance tuning of Intel based systems.
- Perform daily administration tasks (e.g. add, change, delete, file system and disk space management, back-ups and file restores).
- Coordinate and perform regularly scheduled preventive maintenance (e.g. system, IPL, apply fixes).
- Weekend installation and removal of physical servers.
Development :
- Develop effective and efficient hardware and network configurations.
- Develop,document and implement policies, standards and operating procedures.
- Create disaster recovery plans.
Support :
- Interact with customer, other systems staff or vendors in complex testing, operational support and troubleshooting system problems.
- Provide architectural guidance on standards and procedures for the efficient use of resources.
- Consult on software and hardware acquisition.
- Provide production and development systems support (including off hours support on a rotating basis).
Qualification (Education, Experience & Skills) :
- 3+ years Intel based systems. System administration experience.
- Experience with Intel based or IBM Power based hardware standalone and virtual systems.
- Good experience with RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) installation, configuration, upgrades, securities, and file system management.
- Experience with Linux/Windows utilities and scripts.
- Experience with either Windows Server or VMWare ESX.
- Experience with kernel performance tuning and analysis.
- Experience with system back-up and recovery (IBM TSM Protect) and disaster recovery.
- Experience with networking and distributed computing concepts, file system concepts (NFS/NIS), DNS and TCP/IP, SAN.
- Experience with system monitoring tools.