Linux System Admin

Immediate need for a talented Linux System Admin. This is a Long-Term contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Houston, TX(Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job
-31062

Pay Range: $35 - $40/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Requirements and Technology

Experience:

• Strong Working Experience with Linux System Administration
• Good Understanding and working knowledge on Server, Storage, networking equipment’s
• Debugging Knowledge of Network/Storage/Servers issues with Linux Administration.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with ability to analyze complex technical issues and develop effective solutions
• Security and Compliance:
  Enforce security policies, manage user permissions, configure firewalls, and perform system hardening.
• System Monitoring:
  Track server performance, analyze resource consumption, and resolve hardware or network bottlenecks.
• Oversee network hardware lifecycle management, including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless access points, alongside End-of-Life/End-of-Support (EOL/EOS) mitigation planning.
• Hardware Lifecycle & Break-Fix:
  Perform diagnostics, component-level replacements (RAM, hard drives/NVMe, CPUs, power supplies, motherboard components)
• Physical Infrastructure Management:
  Configure and maintain core routing, switching, and hardware firewalls
• Racking, Stacking, & Cabling:
  Rack, stack, cable, Virtual LAN configuration and label new servers, switches, and storage arrays following structured cabling and data center standards
• Ability to independently deploy new stacks and admin existing ones
• Strong Linux background and Overall system admin
• Networking, storage and Compute management
• IP Networking in physical and virtual environment
• Good Understanding and working knowledge of driver, hardware, firmware and components
• To set up the servers for debugging the issues for the development team on need basis.
• Work with the team leads to resolve project roadblocks
• Proactively identify and eliminate impediments
• Supports product owner(s) with intra-team dynamics with respect to priorities and scope
• Good analytical, problem solving & debugging skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills]
• Years of experience needed – 5 to 6 Years

Our client is a leading IT Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

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