System Administrator

Overview

Your position involves managing the system platforms, including build and upgrade, query review and tuning, and production support, and related infrastructure and administration services for mission-critical systems in a fast-paced environment for brokerage, banking, and related financial and other business/enterprise applications. You will report to the VP manager of Systems Engineering / Hybrid Cloud Engineering Infrastructure Group and will require strong team interaction with Systems, application and development staff/peers, other engineering, and operations group members within the IT organization, as well as with application and business development teams.

• Server Deployments, Server Upgrades (Hardware or Resource upgrades/downgrades on VMWare, Server Decommissions and Break Fixes
• Develops and conducts tests to ensure solutions meet documented user requirements
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system problems
• Plan upgrades of hardware and applications / systems enhancements / OS patches / HW patches, firmware
• Provides support for Linux/Centos/RHEL Servers and Infrastructure, both on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and on-site
• Installing and Maintaining Linux kickstart environment
• Strong understanding of DNS, DHCP, and LDAP in a Linux environment
• Practical understanding of networking such as network bonding, routing, subnets, UDP, TCP, IP, and VLANs
• Working knowledge of VMware virtualization using vCenter
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) support experience
• Performing hardware maintenance and repair activities using DRAC/ILOM
• Respond, investigate, and resolve technical incidents requiring advanced problem-solving analysis and use of advanced diagnostic tools to troubleshoot issues
• Scripting, automation, and familiarity with Puppet/Ansible is preferred
• Work with Facilities to troubleshoot server related network and SAN issues
• Initiate server problems with Vendors and coordinate with Facilities for onsite repair
• Understanding of Service Now, JIRA, and Remedy ticketing systems
• Exposure to DNS Support and Load Balancer Exp

• 5+ years of Linux Experience
• 5+ years of hardware server
• 5+ years of Red Hat /CEntOS exp
• OS/Hardware or networks troubleshooting experience
• The higher volume the better
• VMware and Cloud Exp
• Hungry and the ability to learn
• Strong Linux skill set across provisioning, supporting, securing, and troubleshooting Linux
• Strong Server hardware (Dell Server preferred) and OS system troubleshooting skills
• Understanding of basic disk configuration work for Linux servers (file system creation, expansion, migration, and troubleshooting)
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Responds to, investigates, and resolves technical incidents requiring advanced problem-solving analysis and use of advanced diagnostic tools
• Plus:

• Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances.
• Accommodations:
  We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, for applicable candidates, written notice of lactation accommodation rights will be provided upon hiring.