Linux Administrator

Job Description

Design , Configuration , Support and Maintenance of Linux Services to SLA at First Derivatives DCs.
Develop the processes/procedures as part of a continuous improvement approach to System and Service Delivery.
Work as part of highly skilled technical team reporting to the Head of Technical Services.
Interaction with support teams globally.
Work in an audited (SSAE18) environment using ITIL best practices.
Provide out-of-hours on-call support for the Unix Services that you provide.
Help maintain the Internally hosted and cloud based First Derivatives Linux Systems.

Core Technical Competencies:

5 Years Linux Administration – Red Hat Enterprise 6/7/8 preferably but relevant experience with other linux distrubutions would also be considered.
Cloud experience (AWS, Google and IBM) an advantage. Our client systems are a blend of onsite and cloud based.
Scripting Experience (Python, Ruby, Unix Shell scripts)
Load Balancing Technologies – working knowledge.
Experience in Administering EMC VNX SANs.
Familiarity with multi-tier web deployed systems,
Capacity Management.
Backup solutions (On Prem and Cloud) – a working knowledge of ‘Amanda’ advantageous.
Proficient in troubleshooting hardware issues (mainly Dell EMC servers and Storage )
A knowledge of any of the following would be beneficial : Apache Tomcat configuration, kdb+ , Nagios Monitoring , Containerisation Technologies, Windows Server , Citrix Xen , VPNs , CI/CD tools , Gitlab/SVN and stunnels.

Core Business Competencies:

Responsible Individual who will take ownership of their domain and be prepared to stand over the service provided.
Ability to work well in a small technical team working from multiple locations.
Operations background with solid understanding of process driven,best practice service delivery.
Ability to operate at Customer Contact level.
Good communications and leadership skills.
Service and Customer based focus.

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