Systems Sr Administrator; IT

Senior UNIX Systems Administrator (IT)

The DaVita Senior Systems Administrator works in a fast-paced, technology‑dependent, security‑conscious environment. Administrators ensure the effective and efficient delivery of information systems within an ITIL structure. They are responsible for a combination of production support and new project initiatives. Senior Systems Administrators work to maintain a highly available environment in support of a large user community in a multi‑platform, multi‑location environment.

This position requires a high level of experience in enterprise‑level operations, excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritize projects in a dynamic environment. This position will report to the Manager of Linux / Unix Systems.

• Provide senior‑level support for day‑to‑day operations as well as guidance on new technologies that advance the capabilities of the Unix Infrastructure team.
• Provide second‑level support for incoming tickets for production access, network, or performance‑related issues.
• Ensure high levels of performance and availability for production Linux environments that run a variety of applications including Oracle, DB2, application servers, and middleware applications.
• Help support Puppet Enterprise managed production systems to automate system maintenance.
• Help develop, document, and implement operating standards.
• Create and maintain procedures and system runbooks within a Confluence structure, sharing knowledge with teammates.
• Assist management with the creation of a long‑term direction and strategy for Linux operations to properly support internal and external customers and integrate with other departments.
• Provide senior‑level support for day‑to‑day operations and guidance on new technologies that advance the capabilities of the Infrastructure team.
• Provide second‑level support for incoming tickets related to production access, network, or performance issues.
• Ensure high levels of performance and availability for production Open Shift environments that run a variety of applications.
• Review incoming work and utilize current toolsets to automate responses and resolutions.
• Analyze system utilization and trending to plan for system, application, compute, and storage growth.
• Coordinate the installation and configuration of new hardware.
• Participate in the full lifecycle of a system during planning, build, administration, maintenance, and eventual decommission.
• Audit and remediate OS‑related security issues, as well as create a patching schedule.
• Aid in the installation of applications as required by development and application teams.
• Participate in new technology reviews.

• Comprehensive benefits:
  Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out.
• Support for you and your family:
  Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access to Headspace, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more.
• Professional development programs:
  DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and offers on‑demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform Star Learning.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as “a place where I belong.” Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements.

Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

The Salary Range for the role is $78,000.00-$ per year.

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