job summary:
Will be responsible for installing, operating, and maintaining environments consisting of servers running Red Hat Linux and VMware ESXi on HPE hardware and in Azure Cloud. Required Skills - Linux; Veeam; VMWare Job Duties - - Analyze, evaluate, plan, implement, configure, patch, upgrade and tune software and hardware in virtualized, highly available and stand-alone environments. - Document procedures and update standards for new or modified systems and environments. - Ability to work in a datacenter environment to provide technical support and asset management - Follow Change Management policy and Incident resolution timelines. Open and respond to required Change Requests and Work Tickets. - Review Red Hat and VMware security notifications and deploy updates if deemed necessary. - Gather, evaluate, and measure data on performance/capacity and report on key measurements. - Proactively identify problems and provide solutions to management before implementing change. - Prevent downtime, increase system availability, monitor performance, manage disk capacity, and ensure system security. - Design solutions to technical problems and implementation of new systems or infrastructure changes. - Monitor critical systems and take corrective actions prior to failures. - Prepare for disaster recovery and ensure that appropriate backups are completed and tested using Veeam Backup & Replication, including the management of Linux-based backup repositories and VMware proxies. - Troubleshoot software and hardware failures and identify network problems. Open necessary calls with vendors for support, prioritize and escalate. - Establish and maintain security and integrity controls. - Performs additional responsibilities as assigned. - Reviews current and emerging information technology and trends and provides short and long term roadmaps
location: Telecommute
job type: Solutions
salary: $56 - 76 per hour
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Analyze, evaluate, plan, implement, configure, patch, upgrade and tune software and hardware in virtualized, highly available and stand-alone environments.
- Document procedures and update standards for new or modified systems and environments.
- Ability to work in a datacenter environment to provide technical support and asset management
- Follow Change Management policy and Incident resolution timelines. Open and respond to required Change Requests and Work Tickets.
- Review Red Hat and VMware security notifications and deploy updates if deemed necessary.
- Gather, evaluate, and measure data on performance/capacity and report on key measurements.
- Proactively identify problems and provide solutions to management before implementing change.
- Prevent downtime, increase system availability, monitor performance, manage disk capacity, and ensure system security.
- Design solutions to technical problems and implementation of new systems or infrastructure changes.
- Monitor critical systems and take corrective actions prior to failures.
- Prepare for disaster recovery and ensure that appropriate backups are completed and tested using Veeam Backup & Replication, including the management of Linux-based backup repositories and VMware proxies.
- Troubleshoot software and hardware failures and identify network problems. Open necessary calls with vendors for support, prioritize and escalate.
- Establish and maintain security and integrity controls.
- Performs additional responsibilities as assigned.
- Reviews current and emerging information technology and trends and provides short and long term roadmaps
qualifications:
Job Requirements - - Minimum 11 years' experience managing and maintaining Red Hat Linux and VMware environments including Red Hat Clustering, Resilient Storage and High Availability. - Experience with upgrading and patching using Red Hat Satellite required. - Proficient in scripting to create, modify, execute, and automate scripts to perform needed system functions. Red Hat Ansible a plus. - Experience with Backup, Recovery, Data Protection - expert proficiency with Veeam Backup & Replication required (experience with Dell EMC Avamar or similar legacy backup utility is a plus). - Experience with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Proliant BL Blade and DL Rack servers, c7000 and Synergy 12000 enclosures. - Experience with provisioning storage and overall SAN knowledge. 3PAR/Alletra Storage Array Administration a plus. - Experience with Red Hat ReaR/Kickstart tools, VMware appliances such as Site Recovery Manager/vRealize Operations Manager, and HPE GreenLake Edge-to-Cloud Platform a plus. - Solid understanding of UNIX-related network services: NFS, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP(s), etc. - Understanding and/or experience in technical support. - Excellent problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills. Desired Skills & Experience - - 11 years+ experience in hybrid enterprise infrastructure (OnPrem / Cloud) - Proficiency in automation tools, CI/CD process, configuration, and scripting languages - Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker / Kubernetes) - Strong collaboration, interpersonal, problem-solving skills - Strong knowledge of IT security requirements
skills:
3PAR,Ansible,Cloud,Cloud Platform,Clustering,disk capacity,containerization technologies,CI/CD,IT security,disaster recovery,Site Recovery,Storage Array,Docker,DNS,HTTP(s),information technology,Kubernetes,Linux-based,NFS,network services,monitor performance,Red Hat,Red Hat Linux,scripting languages,Troubleshoot software,system availability,High Availability,TCP/IP,UNIX,Veeam,VMware,communication,interpersonal skills,Resilient,problem solving,problem-solving skills,Proactively,collaboration,Administration,asset management,automate,automation tools,Change Management,corrective actions,Data Protection,EMC,infrastructure,measurements,Satellite,system security,technical support
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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.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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