Linux Administrator

New York University • New York, NY

5d • $74,700 - $91,300

About The Position

Under general supervision, work with user groups to solve business problems with available technology including hardware, software, databases, and peripherals. Provides support to researchers in the purchase and administration of computing nodes. Support of researchers and Tandon is a prime objective of the IT department.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Information and Technology or related field
• 3+ years as a Linux Specialist with a minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience with application infrastructures in Linux, Storage and Virtualization platforms.
• Advanced administration of RHEL/CentOS/Rocky, Ubuntu Server, or Debian
• Experience with VMware, KVM, or Proxmox; familiarity with Docker/Singularity containers.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, and firewall management
• Ability to work in a dynamic, multi-vendor environment.
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills
• Very comfortable with most aspects of the Linux operating system: paging/swapping, inter-process communication, devices and device driver fundamentals, file system concepts like inode and superblock.
• Familiar with fundamental networking/distributed computing environments and concepts.
• Ability to configure NFS and leverage DNS when necessary.
• Ability to write detailed scripts in at least one, preferably two administrative languages.
• Ability to perform debugging and modification of C programs.

Nice To Haves

• Linux Specialist with a minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience with application infrastructures in Linux, and Storage platforms.
• Experience with Red Hat and NetApp is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with user groups to solve business problems with available technology including hardware, software, databases, and peripherals.
• Provide support to researchers in the purchase and administration of computing nodes.
• Support researchers and Tandon as a prime objective of the IT department.
• Provide high-level 'consultative' support to researchers who may be experts in their field but require guidance on Linux command-line tools, scripting, and resource optimization.
• Define, document, and clearly communicate overall architecture and engineering considerations.
• Train users in complex topics.
• Make presentations to internal groups.
• Write intricate system and user documentation.
• Write and explain purchase justifications.

Benefits

• In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $74,700.00 to USD $91,300.00.
• NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040.
• NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level