Systems Administrator - IV

Targeted Years of Experience: 7-10 years

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REMOTE OR WORK FROM HOME POSITION.
Open to TX

REQUIRED BUSINESS HOURS:

Southlake TX 76092 8AM-5PM CT

On-Call Rotation Required The start and end times will be adjusted based on business location requirements.

REQUIREMENTS:

Performs complex analysis engineering implementation installation maintenance and upgrade of computer hardware OSs and software
Provides daily operations support including but not limited to: alert and platform monitoring troubleshooting capacity management provisioning hardware and software configuration patching upgrades and performance monitoring/tuning.
Administers multiple servers and hardware including on-call rotation in a 24x7x365 99.999 availability production environment.
Composes clear and concise documentation and reports. Troubleshoot issues in a concise and timely manner providing rapid resolution to assigned issues.

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

Minimum five years of system administration experiences in Red Hat LINUX Windows and networking equipment Cisco / F5
Expert knowledge with LINUX Redhat and Windows administration in-depth knowledge of RedHat and Windows based distros
Familiarity with a multitude of OS tools and utilities for managing monitoring and troubleshooting Linux infrastructure and networks
LINUX/UNIX shell scripting
Experience with Satellite and Ansible
Experience with system administration of HP C7000 blades DL360 DL380 DL560 and DL580 servers
Experience and experience with VmWare
Experience with supporting Oracle SQL database including Oracle RAC cluster
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 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

Ability to prioritize multiple assigned tasks and execute parallel tasks in a highly motivated environment

Strong writing and communication skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook
Ability to work independently. Must be able to perform duties with minimum supervision and participate in cross-functional projects as scheduled
Ability to drive issues to resolution using available vendor resources rapidly.

DESIRED SKILLS:

Additional two years of Openstack or AWS experiences
One of the following certifications: Red Hat HP Microsoft Cisco VmWare Openstack AWS
Advanced Ansible / GIT skills Networks OpenStack Integration

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Bachelor Degree desired.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.