Senior Red Hat Linux Administrator

CANDIDATE RESOURCE QUALIFICATIONS

1. The Candidate must meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree, or postgraduate degree, in engineering, computer science, or related field (as determined by the AOC).
• Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator.

1) Certification must be issued by Red Hat and include the resource s valid certification number.

1. The Client prefers that the candidate should have the following qualifications:

• Ten (10) or more years of experience as a Red Hat system administrator.
• Ten (10) or more years of experience administering Unix (AIX) IBM pSeries systems.
• Fifteen (15) or more years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) field.

SCOPE OF WORK

Candidates shall be responsible for the following:

• Installing, configuring, and maintaining Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers across development, testing, and production environments.
• Performing system upgrades, patch management, and security hardening to ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime and optimize efficiency.
• Implementing automation scripts using Ansible, Bash, or Python to streamline system administration tasks.
• Configuring and maintaining Red Hat Satellite, Identity Management (IdM), and other Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ecosystem tools.
• Collaborating with security teams to ensure systems are protected against vulnerabilities and comply with security policies.
• Maintaining and optimizing storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Supporting application teams by providing guidance on best practices for Linux-based deployments.
• Maintaining documentation for system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Participating in on-call support and incident resolution activities as required.
• Set up Network File Server (NFS) and mount points.
• l.. Configuring Chron jobs for both systems and applications.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, & CAPABILITIES

Candidate shall propose a resource possessing the following preferred skills, experience, and capabilities:

1. Experience with:

• Working in a complex networked system environment with strong networking.
• Administering Unix (AIX) IBM pSeries systems.

Administering systems, including, but not limited to, the applications below:

• Oracle WebLogic Servers
• Oracle Database Servers
• Progress 4GL/Database Servers/Open Edge
• Apache Web Servers
• Sphere hosted RHEL Servers.
• Rubrik backup systems.
• Oracle Database backups.
• PeopleSoft
• Mobius
• Elastic Search
• Oracle OBI
• CVS (Concurrent Version System)

(4) Red Hat performance tuning.

(5) Load balancing, partitioning, back-up/recovery, and disaster recovery.

(6) Working in an environment that requires 24/7 system availability.

(7) Application development.

(8) Red Hat Support.

(9) Electronic Imaging Support.

1. Ability to:

• Work in a team environment.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external personnel.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Interface with users and helpdesk for day-to-day support.
• Provide Backup/recovery, and networking methodologies.
• Troubleshoot at the Operating System (OS), database, and application levels.