Sr Red Hat/UniVerse Administrator

Hajoca Corporation•Whitemarsh Township, PA

11d•Remote

About The Position

Hajoca Corporation is seeking a Senior Red Hat/UniVerse Administrator to join their Infrastructure Operations team at their National Support Center (NSC) in Lafayette Hill, PA. This is a remote position. The role involves being the senior technical owner of the platform supporting Hajoca’s Epicor Eclipse ERP, which includes the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating environment, the Rocket UniVerse MultiValue database, and the near-real-time SQL replication layer feeding the enterprise data warehouse and business intelligence. The primary goal is to maintain a stable, secure, high-performing, and highly available 24x7 distribution platform, ensuring accurate and continuous flow of operational Eclipse data into SQL Server for reporting and analytics. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of deep Linux systems administration, hands-on MultiValue database expertise, and a strong data-integration mindset, capable of tuning the OS and database, working within the Eclipse ecosystem, and managing the replication pipeline.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
7+ years of progressive systems administration experience, including some senior-level ownership of production environments.
Deep, hands-on Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration experience— installation, patching, performance tuning, storage, networking, and security.
Hands-on experience administering a MultiValue database — Rocket UniVerse or UniData (U2), or another Pick‑based platform.
Working knowledge of Epicor Eclipse ERP (or a comparable MultiValue‑based distribution ERP) sufficient to support the underlying database and data pipeline.
Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and of data replication / ETL concepts.
Proficient in Bash scripting and automation with Ansible.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills and the ability to react quickly and decisively during incidents.
Virtualization (VMware) and enterprise storage (SAN/NAS) experience.
Available for after‑hours maintenance windows and shared on‑call support.
Demonstrate strong functional knowledge; take ownership of skills, knowledge, and relationships needed to perform the job.
Be professional, organized, and able to manage work, time, and problems.
Be results oriented; focused on attaining goals and objectives.
Have a keen ability to interpret technical problems and systematically troubleshoot and resolve.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Certifications include Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) and/or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Rocket U2 (UniVerse / UniData) training or certification, Microsoft SQL Server certification (e.g., Azure Database Administrator Associate).
Direct experience with Epicor Eclipse SQL Replication and the Information Control Engine (ICE).
Possess reporting/BI integration experience with Power BI, SSRS, and Excel against a replicated SQL data warehouse.
Have a background in wholesale distribution or another multi‑site, high‑transaction environment.
Be familiar with UniVerse BASIC and comfortable reading and adjusting existing MultiValue code.
Have experience coordinating vendor support relationships (Epicor, Rocket Software, and VARs).
Have experience with Rubrik Data Protection for management of backups, recovery, and vulnerability scanning.
Have experience with Zerto Continuous Data Protection.

Responsibilities

Own Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Administration: Install, configure, patch, and upgrade RHEL servers; tune the kernel, filesystems, memory, and CPU for MultiValue workloads; automate provisioning, patching, and configuration management; monitor system health and forecast capacity; administer users, groups, permissions, SSH, sudo/PAM, and OS hardening; manage networking, systemd services, logging, and scheduled jobs.
Own Rocket UniVerse / MultiValue Database Administration: Administer Rocket UniVerse (U2) instances, including accounts, files, file sizing/resizing, hashing, and locks; diagnose and resolve locking, contention, and session issues; tune uvconfig, phantom processes, and shared-memory parameters; perform backups, transaction logging, and point-in-time recovery; apply MultiValue performance monitoring; use RetrieVe/UniQuery and read UniVerse BASIC to investigate data issues; maintain UniVerse licensing, TLS transport encryption, and data-at-rest encryption; open and manage support cases with Rocket Software or the VAR.
Own Epicor Eclipse SQL Replication & Maintain the Data Warehouse: Own the Epicor Eclipse SQL Replication engine; configure, schedule, and monitor replication; manage the mapping and transformation of nested multi-value fields into relational rows and columns; administer the Information Control Engine (ICE) integration; maintain the SQL Server data warehouse (schema, indexing, SQL Agent jobs, and storage); enable and support downstream reporting connections (Power BI, SSRS, and Excel); detect and resolve replication failures, resync/backfill gaps, and verify data integrity.
Ensure Backup, Disaster Recovery & High Availability: Design, execute, and document backup and recovery strategies; own disaster-recovery planning and testing; ensure business continuity for a 24x7 distribution operation, including participation in an on-call rotation.
Govern Security & Compliance: Harden and patch RHEL against recognized benchmarks; enforce least-privilege access, audit logging, and change-management discipline; support enterprise security and compliance initiatives.
Drive Automation, Documentation & Collaboration: Build and maintain automation (Ansible playbooks and scripts); produce and maintain runbooks, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and knowledge-base articles; partner across Infrastructure, Applications & Support, Networking, and Cyber teams, and with business stakeholders; mentor junior administrators and share MultiValue/Eclipse knowledge.