Systems Sr Administrator (IT)

DaVita Kidney Care•Denver, CO

3d•$78,000 - $119,000•Onsite

About The Position

The DaVita Senior Systems Administrator works in a fast-paced, technology-dependent, security-conscious environment. Administrators ensure the effective and efficient delivery of information systems within an ITIL structure. They are responsible for a combination of production support and new project initiatives. Senior Systems Administrators work to maintain a highly available environment in support of a large user community in a multi-platform, multi-location environment. This position requires a high level of experience in enterprise-level operations, organization, excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritize projects in a dynamic environment. This position will report to the Manager of Linux / Unix Systems.

Requirements

High level of experience in enterprise-level operations
Organization
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritize projects in a dynamic environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with Oracle and DB2
Experience with Application Servers
Experience with middleware applications
Experience with Puppet Enterprise
Experience with Confluence
Experience with OpenShift

Responsibilities

Provide Senior-level support for day-to-day operations as well as guidance on new technologies that advance the capabilities of the Unix Infrastructure team.
Provides second-level support for incoming tickets for production access, network or performance-related issues.
Ensure high levels of performance and availability for production Linux environments that run a variety of applications including Oracle and DB2, Application Servers, and a variety of middleware applications.
Help support Puppet Enterprise managed production systems to automate system maintenance.
Helps develop, document, and implement operating standards.
Create and maintain procedures and system runbooks within a Confluence structure, sharing knowledge with teammates.
Assist management with the creation of a long-term direction and strategy for Linux operations within DaVita to properly support internal and external customers, integrate with the initiatives and long-term direction of other departments, and position Linux operations to be able to support successful long-term operations.
Provide Senior-level support for day-to-day operations as well as guidance on new technologies that advance the capabilities of the Infrastructure team.
Provides second-level support for incoming tickets related to production access, network, or performance issues.
Ensure high levels of performance and availability for production OpenShift environments that run a variety of applications.
Review incoming work and utilize current toolsets to automate responses and resolutions.
Analyze system utilization and trending to plan for system, application, compute, and storage growth.
Coordinating the installation and configuration of new hardware.
Participate in the full lifecycle of a system during the planning, build, administration maintenance, and eventual decommission.
Audit and remediate OS-related security issues, as well as create a patching schedule.
Aids in the installation of applications as required by development and application teams.
Participate in new technology reviews.