Linux Systems Administrator Opportunity

One of our prestigious clients located in Watertown Massachusetts, is seeking A Linux Systems Administrator to join their team. The qualified candidate will have the following experience.

 

Main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

·  Design, install, configure, and tune mission critical enterprise Linux servers.

·  Maintain patch levels of all OS and applications on Linux systems.

· Implement, execute, maintain, document backup and recovery procedures, including approach and implementation of Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery procedures.

· Compose, edit, and maintain internal documentation.

· Compose and maintain shell scripts (KSH, BASH, TCSH, CSH, Perl, etc.) as required for system maintenance, automation, and application interoperability.

· Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain applications and Open Source system technologies such as MySql, Tomcat, Apache, JBoss, Ruby on Rails, Alfresco, OpenSSH, and RSync.

· Act as technical lead for an experienced and highly-skilled, three-person Linux administration team.

 

*Qualifications*
·  A minimum of 5 years' related experience in Linux and/or UNIX administration

·  Broad experience in enterprise infrastructure design and support including LAN, WAN, Security, Backup, Storage (SAN attachment), Networking.

· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or the equivalent in training and experience.

· Setup and management of SSH, DNS, DHCP, NFS, NIS+, LDAP, SNMP, Mail Services, Rsync, Samba.

· Knowledge of UNIX network commands for network monitoring and troubleshooting

· Experience with clustering for availability and capacity.


Preferred:

·  Specific experience with Active Directory, NetBackup, Windows, VMWare, Apache Web Server

·  SAN and NAS knowledge. EMC Clarion experience a big plus.

·  Experience with high level languages such as Java and C++

·  Oracle and/or MySQL experience including SQL queries

·  Knowledge of PCI compliance rules and experience mitigating PCI-related issues

 

Please send resumes to thopkins@addisonsearch.com