Linux System Administrator

Linux & Windows Systems Administrator

Position Title: Linux & Windows Systems Administrator Location: Needham, MA

Are you an IT jack of all traits looking for a full time salary position? Do you have some Linux, a little bit of Windows, and some VMware administration experience? Can you handle a number of tasks simultaneously; are you hard working, flexible and adaptable? Can you work unsupervised and take initiative; and look for ways to assist other staff when appropriate. If the answer is YES, then this is the perfect role for you!

The successful candidate will manage the installation, support, administration, and maintenance of all centralized Linux/Unix systems in a heterogeneous environment, including ERP, web, VMWare, email, monitoring systems, and other Linux and Unix-based systems. Additionally, will co-manage other systems and services including iSCSI SAN storage, virtual server environments, backups, Windows Active Directory, O365 add-ons and components.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibility for setup, installation, integration, monitoring, documentation, and maintenance of all Linux-based systems in a centralized IT environment, including, but not limited to; Jenzabar ERP, web, VMWare, Windows AD, monitoring, and email.

In collaboration with colleagues, develop strategies for effective use of cloud technologies, disaster recovery, and business continuity.

Provide escalation-level technical support and system engineering for all Linux-based platforms.

Configure and co-manage VMWare VSphere virtual server environments.

Configure and co-manage iSCSI-based network storage solutions.

Draft, schedule, test, and perform backup/restore procedures for all Linux systems.

Train departmental and community members on Linux operating skills as necessary.

Work with team members to perform regular system audit and security reviews, including evaluation, implementation, and management of best practices in computer security.

Work closely with IT staff on integration of Linux systems into a MS Windows Active Directory environment.

Work with Windows System Administrator on centralized system administration responsibilities, including support of MS Windows servers and Active Directory services.

Participate in 24x7 on-call response.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or 6+ years of experience in a technology field.

2+ years Linux system administration, management, and support experience within a MS Active Directory environment.

2+ years managing Linux based web and mail services (Apache, MySQL, PHP, Drupal, Mailman, Sendmail, etc.).

2+ years managing and supporting VMWare VSphere virtual server environments.

Demonstrated experience installing and supporting Linux distributions.

Demonstrated experience with physical networking, network protocols, services, and security, including TCP/IP, Switching, Routing, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, and Samba.

Tuning and scripting experience on Linux platforms.

Knowledge of standard system tools and the ability to use them to automate complex system tasks.

Advanced hardware & software troubleshooting skills.

Ability to work well with people from different disciplines and with varying degrees of technical experience.

Excellent customer service, organizational, written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work evenings and weekends when necessary.

Motivated, self-starter willing to learn and apply new technologies where applicable.

Preferred Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent preferred.

Experience managing and supporting MS Windows Servers and Active Directory services.

Coding experience in one or more languages.

Experience installing and maintaining revision control systems such as Subversion and Git.

iSCSI SAN/NAS storage experience.

Windows Scripting, including Powershell.

Familiarity with system, network and infrastructure logging and monitoring tools.

Experience with software packaging and deployment systems such as RPM and yum, and the ability to create custom packages.

Experience working with and managing servers and services within Cloud based environments.

Experience implementing, configuring and managing single sign-on solutions