Sr. Systems Administrator

Galactic Network Integrators•Albuquerque, NM

11h

About The Position

Sr. Systems Administrator GNI is looking for an experienced system administrator with a background in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting cross-domain systems. The successful candidate will work within a cross-functional team to provide hands-on experience designing, installing, configuring, monitoring and maintaining enterprise systems. The SA must have a team-oriented and customer-focused attitude due to multiple locations and various end users. Primary responsibilities may include: Oversee the execution of security measures called out in the security plan to include timely scans of network resources and software patches. Provide effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of production Linux Servers in a VMWare Virtualized Environment. Responsible for daily system monitoring, security, server health, resources and log management of Linux and Windows systems. Troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis. This includes troubleshooting any and all issues with system configurations, backups, files systems, and user access. Support RHEL platforms hosting applications, operations and sustainment systems, and ACAS and other security tools Interface with network engineers, systems engineers, and subject matter experts in the performance of your duties Troubleshoot hardware, networking and software problems in multi-node environment Configure and install operating system and application software on bare-metal computers, virtual machines or containers. Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for off-hours issues Be available for occasional off-hours on-call support to troubleshoot issues impacting operations Create and maintain software documentation and updates Work with a highly technical team to perform evaluation tests

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or related field
Minimum 10 years’ experience focused on Linux/UNIX system administration
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage daily activities and priorities for personnel
Direct experience with network topology, data flows, firewalls, routers and switches

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of virtualization, VMWare, AWS Cloud administration, remote desktop, remote computer management or equivalent
Familiarity with Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco routers and switches, WireShark, and CommVault
Ability to problem solve and think critically sometimes independent of significant experience or documentation of the problem area
Strong customer communication skills
Project management skills

Responsibilities

Oversee the execution of security measures called out in the security plan to include timely scans of network resources and software patches.
Provide effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of production Linux Servers in a VMWare Virtualized Environment.
Responsible for daily system monitoring, security, server health, resources and log management of Linux and Windows systems.
Troubleshooting and performing root cause analysis. This includes troubleshooting any and all issues with system configurations, backups, files systems, and user access.
Support RHEL platforms hosting applications, operations and sustainment systems, and ACAS and other security tools
Interface with network engineers, systems engineers, and subject matter experts in the performance of your duties
Troubleshoot hardware, networking and software problems in multi-node environment
Configure and install operating system and application software on bare-metal computers, virtual machines or containers.
Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for off-hours issues
Be available for occasional off-hours on-call support to troubleshoot issues impacting operations
Create and maintain software documentation and updates
Work with a highly technical team to perform evaluation tests