Senior Linux Administrator

Overview

On Site
USD50 - USD55
Contract - W2

Skills

Senior Linux Administrator

Job Details

job summary:

Randstad Digital is seeking a Senior Linux Administrator for an exciting opportunity in the Kansas City area. This person will be responsible for Linux operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades and expansion, on-call rotation.




location: Kansas City, Missouri

job type: Contract

salary: $50.00 - 54.66 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: High School



responsibilities:


  • Linux operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades and expansion, on-call rotation. In addition, they will provide support to provisioning/operational staff, as well as work closely with the architecture group in design support and validation of new designs and installations. This position will lead the containerization effort for Datacenter services.
  • Provide direction and advice pertaining to capacity planning
  • Provide direction and advice pertaining to future installations and design
  • Provide direction to automate and orchestrate future use of Linux environments (Tanium, Orchestrator, automation suites)
  • Configuration management utilizing Ansible, SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Desired State Configuration (DSC)
  • Knowledge and use of containerization platforms (Docker, OpenShift)
  • Scripting languages (PowerShell, bash, python)


qualifications:


  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of Linux Administration experience
  • 2+ year of experience in Virtualization Technologies using VMware/Nutanix/Hyper V (MS suite)
  • Provide direction and advice pertaining to design and configuration of converged infrastructure
  • Cluster experience (SLES, RH would be good)
  • Vcenter or Nutanix tools
  • Strong Communications Skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to work independently to achieve goals
  • Ability to work as part of a strong technical delivery team to deliver computing needs


skills:

  • Storage Technologies using Dell/EMC and Netapp
  • Dell/EMC and Netapp replication technologies
  • Protocols including CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, FC
  • Cisco Networking Products
  • Networking technologies including, but not limited to TCP/IP, DNS, Routing Protocols, Switching
  • Cisco UCS Servers
  • VMWare Hypervisor as well as some UCS bare-metal)
  • Demonstrated experience documenting environments, runbooks, etc.
  • Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and automation technologies
  • Infrastructure as Code platforms: Terraform, Packer, Azure Resource Manager/CloudFormation templates
  • Enterprise service bus platforms




Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


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