UNIX Administrator

Designs, configures, implements, and maintains UNIX hardware and operating system environments including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), HP-UX, and Solaris. Optimizes backup processes; optimizes disk space allocations; performs installations and upgrades; monitors and reviews logs; applies appropriate operating system security measures; designs and implements high availability solutions and plans data migrations between systems.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs Red Hat installation and configuration in Google Cloud Platform service management


• Performs Filesystem management


• Provides technical expertise and assistance to team members as required.


• Monitors operating system, hardware, storage, and backup procedures.


• Determines execution and recovery times during disaster recovery and production environment testing, along with designing and implementing efficiency improvements.


• Engineers and implements redundant systems; develops and enforces policies, procedures, and tests for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets.


• Participates in initial project analysis including feasibility studies, scope, timeline, task list, and duration of projects.


• Designs, implements and performs UNIX authentication and security audits while providing solutions and remediation for identified discrepancies.


• Reviews real-time trending information, and contacts tiered support, when necessary.


• Maintains regular contact with users and supervisor/manager regarding status of open or pending service calls.


• Assesses and develops long-term strategic goals for production operating systems versions in conjunction with data owners.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs and builds complex information technology and systems infrastructures.


• Conducts analysis including planning, designing, and evaluating a variety of complex information technology tools.


• Handles user requests for system needs and upgrades that are unique or complex and require additional research.


• Implements various applications of a highly complex nature.


• Administers and runs complex tests on operating system and related software.


• Schedules, performs, and monitors system backups and, when necessary, performs data recoveries.


• Performs root cause analysis and diagnostics on the more unique or complex production systems.


• Identifies opportunities for process improvements and works with team members to implement efficiencies.


• Actively engaged in the planning and designing of new platforms and integrating new technologies into existing infrastructure. Evaluates new technologies and releases.


• Conducts cost analysis of proposed new/upgraded platforms and technologies.


• Effectively creates and maintains relevant systems documentation and user guides.


• Acts as a mentor to junior team members by providing guidance and expertise on troubleshooting unique or complex problems.


• Applies scripting methodologies to automate related tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field

• Seven (7) years of systems administration experience on UNIX operating systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Solaris, or HP-UX.


• Five (5) years' experience with Disaster recovery and data replication.


• Five (5) years of hands-on troubleshooting, tuning and patching experience.


• Five (5) years administration, configuration and troubleshooting experience with UNIX Server Cluster, Load Balancing and Virtualization.

Security Clearance

• Active Secret level clearance


• Sensitivity Level: IT-I Critical Sensitive

Certifications:

Category IAT Level II (Security+ or similar)

Computing Environment: Relevant RHCSA or CompTIA Linux + certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.

DLA CE Cert IA Role/Function: Server Admin UNIX/Linux Operating System

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