Senior Linux Administrator

Responsibilities
·         Coordinate, plan and deliver IT Infrastructure in line with global team Manage delivery of Linux systems as part of global IT projects
·         Build the servers in standalone and Cluster environment
·         Understand the application that is used by client for the server delivery and follow the same along with the process defined.
·         Participate in Disaster Recovery solution architecture and related activities
·         Configure new physical and virtual servers while documenting the implementation.
·         Administer the SAN attached Blade and Rack-mounted server infrastructure.
·         Administer IBM rack-mounted and Blade servers along with firmware upgrades
·         Manage and administer GPFS clustered environments to meet HPC and business needs
·         Gather requirements for builds and configuration changes, and assist in revising those requirements to fit with corporate standards.
·         Collect, gather and analyze CPU, memory and storage and network I/O performance metrics as needed
·         Responding to problem tickets for issues reported by clients and provides customer second and third level IT Infrastructure support via telephone, e-mail, and other tools.
·         Follow standard operating procedures while maintaining validated servers.
·         Assist with the installation of off-the-shelf applications and document the installation procedures
·         Oversee the maintenance/monitoring of systems within the environment to ensure optimal performance, to determine system upgrade/replacement schedules, and to meet established Service Level Agreement (SLA) commitments.
·         Learn to operate system management and monitoring tools to identify and assist in resolving potential security, reliability, and capacity and performance issues.
·         Participate in evaluation of server hardware and software. Research solutions and formulate recommendations.
·         Provide timely status updates to IT management

Skills/Knowledge Required:
·         Thorough knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v.5, v.6 and v.7) and related technologies in a multi-domain environment.
·         IBM Blade server, System x and RAID administration is strongly desired.
·         Hands-on experience with IBM storage environments (SAN,NAS) and multipathing on Linux servers
·         Strong working knowledge of Linux and Redhat in particular
·         Experience with using and configuring Active Directory authentication within Redhat, including establishing login rights and sudo permissions, preferably using
·         Centrify Experience on Cobbler Server Setup and Configuration Knowledge on Linux Kickstart process
·         Experience in writing scripts to automate system configuration and maintenance, including shell scripts, python, and other languages as needed.
·         Working knowledge of virtualization and VMware environments, including builds of Redhat servers through templates.
·         Knowledge of Cloud Technologies (Private/Public), including configuration and troubleshooting automation of VM builds Knowledge of working with, building and configuring Red hat servers within AmClienton AWS EC2
·         Experience work on GPFS environment and extensive knowledge on GPFS HPC setup.
·         General understanding of Networking and Network Security Prevailing Red Hat Certifications a plus Organizational "Fit" Considerations:
·         The candidate must be flexible to take on different tasks at short notice and have the ability to function in cross-functional team setup that consists of different disciplines.
·         Understanding and experience in working in a multinational environment
·         Ability to take ownership of an issue, problem, or project and see it through to completion.
·         Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills in English are needed Candidate must be prepared to work for 24x7 support.
·         Candidate must possess: Work for 24x7 support.
·         Excellent Communication Skills Problem Determination & analysis skills Excellent team working & Positive Attitude Knowledge of multiple technologies will be a strong plus Ability to quickly assimilate technical & non-technic.

Regards

Kushal kumar

Contact: +1 201-932-1539

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