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Systems Administrator - IV

Avacend, Inc.

Systems Administrator - IV

Sacramento, CA
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    JOB TITLE: SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR – IV

    LOCATION: SOUTHLAKE-TX

    DURATION: 10 MONTHS CONTRACT

     

    LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR POSITION OVERVIEW:

    This is 1st shift position with typical hours from 8AM-5PM Central Time

    The start and end times will be adjusted based on business requirements

    24x7x365 on-call rotation availability is required

    Minimum eight years of system administration experiences in Red Hat LINUX

    The LINUX System Administrator is responsible for the operation, maintenance and 24x7x365 support of the high availability server/database/SAN platforms located in both local & remote Data Centers across multiple time zones.

    Supports daily operations including monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting, capacity management, provisioning, hardware and software configuration, patching, upgrades and performance monitoring/tuning

    Administers multiple systems including regular after-hour & weekend supports and 24x7x365 in a 99.999% uptime environment

    Composes clear and concise system documentation and reports

     

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

    Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

    Minimum eight years of system administration experiences in Red Hat LINUX

    Additional two years of technical experiences or one of the following certifications: LINUX LPIC, Red Hat RHCSA, Red Hat RHSE Required Experiences:

    Expert knowledge with LINUX (Redhat) administration, in-depth knowledge of RedHat based distros

    Familiarity with a multitude of OSS tools and utilities for managing, monitoring and troubleshooting Linux infrastructure and networks

    LINUX/UNIX shell scripting

    Expert knowledge of system administration of HP C7000 blades, DL380 and DL580 servers

    Experience with supporting Oracle SQL database including Oracle RAC cluster implementation on SAN platforms

    Strong knowledge of SAN architectures and Fibre Channel protocols

    Experience administering servers, backup operations, and systems monitoring in multiple and complex network server environments

    Experience with Datacenter Migrations, Server upgrades, O/S and firmware patching

    Expert troubleshooting and diagnostic skills and providing support to Operations personnel

    Experience supporting mission critical systems 24x7x365 including regular on-call for after-hour and weekend support

    Experience with meeting high-availability (99.999% uptime) SLAs.

    Experience with business continuity / disaster recovery failover/failback and runbook documentation

    Ability to prioritize multiple assigned tasks and execute parallel tasks in a high-pressure environment

    Experience with cyber security, server hardening and DMZ deployment

    Strong writing and communication skills

    Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook

    Must be able to perform duties with minimum supervision, and participate in cross-functional projects as scheduled

     

    DESIRED SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS:

    One or more LINUX/Database/SAN/Server/OS certifications

     

    Thank You,

    Rohan Ghag Recruitment Lead Avacend, Inc. 3155 North Point Pkwy Bldg. G  Suite 130, Alpharetta GA 30005 Phone: 678-935-7308

    Rohan.g@avacend.com

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