Senior Linux Systems Administrator Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Linux Systems Administrator to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and evaluate current and future infrastructure initiatives for the highest level of efficiency and performance;
- Perform new hardware and Linux OS installations, patching and upgrades;
- Deliver resilient and robust designs – lead and participate in technical discussions across engineering and product teams;
- Design and document SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for system administration activities;
- Perform problem diagnosis, troubleshooting and resolution;
- Maintain operating systems and associated infrastructure software.
Requirements:
- Must have a minimum of 5 years Linux Systems Administration experience;
- Certification on the OS, AWS, Azure will be a plus point;
- Significant experience designing, building, configuring, and troubleshooting RedHat Linux servers;
- 3+ years experience working with various Linux distributions (Red Hat/CentOS preferred);
- Collaborate with DevOps team to roll out and automate configuration & release of builds to Production;
- Bachelors of Science degree or Technology degree;
- Familiarity and operational knowledge of open source systems in a mixed Windows/Linux environment;
- 2+ years experience with server virtualization technologies (e.g. VMWare, Hyper-V, Xen, etc.);
- Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Technology;
- Develop tools and scripts to assist with routine maintenance tasks;
- Provide ongoing management & support for Market Leader infrastructure;
- Significant experience building, configuring and maintaining physical & Virtualized servers;
- Maintain site servers and hosted web applications, ensuring uptime and site responsiveness;
- Manage Linux and related open source systems (apache, bind, postfix, memcached, mysql, etc.);
- Proactive self-starter with the ability drive projects through to completion.