Linux System Administrator

  • Richmond, VA
  • Posted 1 day ago | Updated 1 day ago

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)

Skills

Linux
System
Administrator

Job Details

SOFT's client located in Richmond, VA ( Hybrid ) is looking for a Linux System Administrator for a long term contract assignment.

Qualifications:
Linux System Administrator

Requirements:
3 to 5+yrs RedHat Linux administration, configuration, upgrades, migrations, and patching professional experience.
Experience using Satellite for Linux Patching.
Automation and orchestration technologies, including Ansible (Playbooks 7 Tower), Python, PowerShell, etc.)
Experience with using Github or other version control tools for source code management
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
Knowledge of VMWare
Understanding of Storage & Blade Technologies that integrate with Virtualization
Progressive knowledge pertaining to concepts and principles in functional area.
General working knowledge of NAS, SAN, and networking
Agile practices, including Scrum and Kanban practices (strongly desired)
Familiar with BigFix is a plus
Familiar with RHEV is a plus
Familiar with Oracle RAC is a plus.

Responsibilities:
Regular System Administrator activities including but not limited to:
Performs moderate level infrastructure support tasks, maintenance, configuration and troubleshooting and provides resolution of problem tickets.
Implements upgrades and patches. Recommends and remediates problems and vulnerabilities to meet customer needs and maintain a stable environment.
Participate in disaster recovery exercise
Applies analytics on past data like incidents and patterns for predicting issues and takes proactive actions
Experience in identifying toil in Operating Systems and Build self-services and contribute towards developing coding best practices
Develop automated process for lifecycle management, OS software management, and configuration management
Execute Linux OS maintenance.
Participates in the on-call rotation
Practices change control and applies strict adherence to change control policy and follows all change guidelines

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***INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS ONLY! NO THIRD PARTIES/NO SUB CONTRACTORS***

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