Linux Administrator

Responsibilities

• Work with user groups to solve business problems with available technology including hardware, software, databases, and peripherals
• Provides support to researchers in the purchase and administration of computing nodes
• Support of researchers and Tandon is a prime objective of the IT department

• Bachelor's Degree in Information and Technology or related field
• 3+ years as a Linux Specialist with a minimum 3 years of experience
• Experience with application infrastructures in Linux, Storage and Virtualization platforms
• Advanced administration of RHEL/CentOS/Rocky, Ubuntu Server, or Debian
• Experience with VMware, KVM, or Proxmox; familiarity with Docker/Singularity containers
• Understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, and firewall management
• Provide high-level 'consultative' support to researchers who may be experts in their field but require guidance on Linux command-line tools, scripting, and resource optimization
• Ability to define, document, and clearly communicate overall architecture and engineering considerations
• Ability to work in a dynamic, multi-vendor environment
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills: capable of training users in complex topics, making presentations to internal groups
• Able to write intricate system and user documentation
• Capable of writing and explaining purchase justifications
• Very comfortable with most aspects of the Linux operating system: paging/swapping, inter-process communication, devices and device driver fundamentals, file system concepts like inode and superblock
• Familiar with fundamental networking/distributed computing environments and concepts
• Ability to configure NFS and leverage DNS when necessary
• Ability to write detailed scripts in at least one, preferably two administrative languages
• Ability to perform debugging and modification of C programs
• Experience with VMware, KVM, or Proxmox; familiarity with Docker or Singularity containers
• Experience with Red H​at and Net App is preferred.