Lead Unix/Linux Administrator

Agama Solutions•Owings Mills, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Our client has an immediate need for Lead Unix/Linux Administrator. This is a 12-month contract and they must be able to work hybrid 3 days a week on site in Owings Mills, MD no exceptions. There is a chance for conversion for looking for GC or US citizens. The top skills needed are Redhat, scripting, and cloud. They also need to have worked in a large enterprise environment and have strong communication skills.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (Computer Science or related field) and 5-7 years relevant experience (IT infrastructure support, application support, cloud computing, disaster/recovery) or 6-9 years of relevant work experience
Demonstrated proficiency in at least one operational domain such as storage, compute, database, collaboration, application support, [cloud hosting and related technologies]
Prior Team Lead experience in an enterprise environment.
Ability to lift up to 25lbs to rack servers with assistance and use of server lifts as needed.
Ability to travel domestically.
24/7 on-call rotational duties
Strong communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience administrating servers on-prem (physical and virtual) and in Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Experience with Oracle Enterprise Linux, Solaris, Exadata hardware helpful
Experience with scripting language such as Python, Shell
Zerto experience.
Certifications such as Azure Administrator, Oracle Cloud Administrator, VMware, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server preferred.
Demonstrated ability with knowledge in current versions of VMware hypervisor technology.
Working level knowledge: Backups, RAID, SAN, and NAS storage
Excellent communications skills - Able to effectively communicate highly technical information in non-technical terminology (written and verbal).
Makes well-thought-out decisions on complex or ambiguous issues.
Understanding of change management principles associated with sustaining high availability of systems and preventing change related incidents due to human performance factors.
Takes good directions from Manager in performing required work.
Independence level: works under supervision of Manager.

Responsibilities

Manage RedHat 6, 7, 8, 9 servers from both a hardware and operating system standpoint.
Manage support of VMware vSphere hypervisor to allow hosting of servers in a virtualized highly available environment.
Configure and maintain server processes, configurations, and backups
Maintain and monitor Linux and VMware platform health and performance
Maintain server inventory information to ensure accuracy of configuration management DB.
Support the production release management system for documenting, planning, and implementing IT changes.
Plan, coordinate, communicate and implement security patching activities for Linux server platforms.
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
Assist in racking and stacking of servers in Exelon's datacenters
Provide 24x7 support and participate in on call rotation for critical production systems
Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours
Provide technical expertise and/or solution delivery support for maintaining performance and reliability of server solutions.
Maintain and enhance engagement with business and IT partners to sustain service levels and high availability of server compute services.
Visible and accessible to clients providing guidance for how to successfully request new devices as needed.
Build and maintains knowledge of new technologies or technology opportunities for on-prem and Cloud based services.
Assists in coordinating and implementing planned infrastructure changes for business and/or IT clients.
Ensures proper implementation of technology both within the production and the development environments.
Looks for ways to automate processes to allow more efficient use of resources.
Finds ways over, around and through barriers to success. Self-starter. A results-oriented doer.
Promotes and encourages Diversity, Equity & Inclusion