Linux System Administrator; Local , Fulltime

Overview

Maxonic maintains a close and long-term relationship with our direct client. In support of their needs, we are looking for:

Job Location: Fremont, CA

Work Schedule: Onsite 5 days a week

As a Senior Systems Administrator, you will work with talented colleagues on challenging projects within the IT Infrastructure. You'll bring a proactive approach to server infrastructure management and support, addressing both immediate operational requirements and long-term systems stability.

• Implement, and maintain various Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.) server infrastructures (physical and virtual), focusing on scalability, reliability, and security.
• Perform systems maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations.
• Monitor server performance, ensure system availability and reliability, and provide optimization recommendations.
• Troubleshoot server infrastructure problems, outages, and ensure rapid resolution of system incidents.
• Work with the latest compute and storage management tools
• Establish & maintain a strong relationship with the business including local, remote, and regional users regarding server technology solutions.
• Document server configuration and operational procedures.
• Establish & maintain healthy working relationships with all technology departments
• Be viewed as a knowledgeable and reliable technical resource across all infrastructure technologies.
• Ensure the business understands our service portfolio by translating technical solutions into simple to understandable dialogue
• Manage and support Public Clouds associated security, compute and storage services like virtual machines, kubernetes, db, storage, etc.
• Partner with the Info Sec team to ensure Security best practices are enforced in an effective and scalable manner.

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Linux administration and application resource utilization monitoring.
• 3+ years of experience in systems administration with a strong focus on Linux environments.
• Proficiency in shell scripting and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, KVM).
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Nagios, Zabbix, Prometheus).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Minimum 4-year college degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent discipline.