System Administrator - RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise UNIX: Linux) clustering and automation Job at Stellent IT LLC, Chicago, IL

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  • Stellent IT LLC
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

System Administrator - RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise UNIX: Linux) clustering and automation

Contract: 05 months

Location : Must be local to Chicago; top priority, but PA or Baltimore client satellites open: Key locations: (Joliet/LC3, or BHQ, Owings Mills). Local to Chicago candidates receive top priority- hybrid schedule(T, W, TH onsite), but must be local

JOB Description:

Expert in Unix: Linux desired

Enterprise fortune 200-500 background environment exp preferred, meaning non-Government profiles to be submitted, please, meaning "NY Transit Authority of, or Federal Govt of so and so department are not desired."

Fortune 500 Financial companies background, large volume System Admin background = front of the line, but not required, i.e., BMO, Chase, BOA, etc or former client contractors and employees in good client standing, with tenure available (not just leaving a recent contract 1-2 months ago), as we would need 21 weeks to possible 12+ months per new contract available contractor tenure here.

*This position is a technical project manager to guide NFS storage migrations for Unit Systems - EPS Stabilization

* manage the coordination of migrations with ~200 application teams

* discuss technical aspects of migration options with application teams

* complete the data migrations as scheduled

Required Exp;

At least 6-8 yrs System Admin exp (Oracle, Unix, Linux, clustering, etc) Solaris helpful, but not needed.

Must have a BA or BS in a related IT concentration or other concentration, minimum

Preferred - technical:

Ability to create original script/programs for system administration in at least one of these languages: Bourne shell, Perl, Python, Java

Experience with Ansible playbooks

Required technical:

Expert in Unix system administration

Red Hat Linux (Enterprise, all versions)

Oracle Linux

Solaris -helpful , not required

Storage administration (ZFS, LVM, Veritas)

Ability to create original script/programs for system administration in at least one of these languages: Bourne shell, Perl, Python, Java

Experience with Ansible, especially supporting build and patch automation for RHEL and OEL

Experience with Red Hat PCS clustering

Required behavioral:

Participate in on call rotation (will be discussed during interview stage)

Work extended hours or modified schedule for planned or emergency work

Require little oversight to drive assigned initiatives through to completion

Experience leading technical discussions among peers, and drive troubleshooting to resolution

Preferred (6-8 yrs exp):

Experience with OS clustering - one of:

Veritas Infoscale

Oracle Clusterware

Solaris

Red Hat PCS

Experience with Oracle Exadata

Description:

A System Administrator, often abbreviated as sysadmin, is responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems and servers. Their primary duties include:

Installing and configuring hardware and software components to ensure system security and efficiency.

Monitoring system performance and troubleshooting issues.

Creating user accounts and managing access control.

Installing and upgrading software and operating systems.

Performing regular backups and ensuring data integrity.

Collaborating with network engineers to ensure smooth operation of the organization's IT infrastructure.

Providing technical support and guidance to users.

Documenting system configurations and changes.

Implementing and maintaining security measures to protect systems and data.

Conducting periodic system audits and ensuring compliance with security policies.

Additional info:

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Provide hands on support for delivery and maintenance of IT solutions. Provide IT teams and business personnel with technology solutions by weighing advantages of technology standards, market availability of products, and risks and benefits of technology to meet business/IT needs. Maintain significant customer engagement, work planning, project management services provided to IT customers.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

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 client's datacenters

Job Tags

Contract work, For contractors, Local area

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