Unix System Admin II

Glen Raven is recruiting for a Linux/Unix System Admin II, which this role will support, administer, and maintain hardware and software associated with NAS/SAN, servers, blades, hypervisors, backup/recovery, DR, and Linux OS.

*** This is a hybrid role, working 3 days at our corporate office in Burlington NC and 2 days at home***

• Maintain, support, upgrade, and troubleshoot:
  Net App SAN;
  Virtualization (ESXi, Nutanix AHV);
  Red Hat Linux;
  Fedora;
  Windows Server; HP server;
  Virtual Connect platforms; and Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure.
• Administer and support Red Hat Satellite and IdM for Linux systems management and identity services.
• Implement and manage automation and configuration using Ansible and Event-Driven Automation (EDA) tools.
• Maintain, support, upgrade, and troubleshoot software related to:
  Systems monitoring (Azure Monitor); intrusion detection and virus remediation (Patriot); load balancing; and incident response/on‑call management (Pager Duty).
• Manage backup and recovery operations using Rubrik.
• Maintain Tomcat Apache, PHP, Shell scripts, Git, Git Hub, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and DC operations hardware/software.
• Deploy, monitor, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services in Microsoft Azure; utilize Azure Dev Ops for CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure as code.
• Administer and support JIRA Service Management for IT service management and ticketing.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker.
• Manage digital certificates and PKI infrastructure using Sectigo and other certificate management tools.
• Daily activities may include, but are not limited to:
• Installation of new or modified hardware, operating systems, and applications software.
• Install/build servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, and storage.
• Managing end user accounts, access rights, privileges, and group policies.
• Manage systems resources including file server utilization, performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability.
• Implement security procedures and ensure rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles, and practices.
• Follow systems administration standard operating procedures.
• Resolve hardware/software interface and interoperability problems.
• Ensure high levels of systems availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency.
• Maintain systems configuration; handle the installation and integration of system fixes, updates, and enhancements.
• Perform backup/recovery drills periodically as determined by IS leadership.
• Monitor systems performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed.
• Ensure connectivity of all servers, workstations, telephony equipment, fax machines, and other network appliances.
• Configure systems to ensure smooth and reliable operation while maintaining security.
• Deliver outstanding service to both internal and external clients through meeting or exceeding established goals.
• Completion of all required compliance training.
• Administer servers, including database, e‑mail, print, and backup servers and their associated operating systems and software.
• Monitor and test server performance and provide performance statistics and reports.
• Implement and support new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades.
• Participate in server and security audits, and system backups and recovery.
• Manage and/or provide guidance to junior members of the team.
• Implement and make recommendations on systems security best practices.
• On‑call rotation as indicated by Manager.
• Any other functions added by the Data Center Manager.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Systems Engineering or related Information Technology or equivalent education and related training.
• 5–7 years of experience in Linux Systems Administration, including shell scripting (perl, korn, bash), creating CRON jobs, analyzing log files, managing user accounts/ group, high availability and configuring iptables.
• Knowledge of and experience with Nutanix/ Hyper‑V/ ESXi/Storage/Backup
• Knowledge of managing backups through Rubrik.
• Experience with Disaster Recovery process.
• Knowledge and experience…