Senior Systems Administrator

Position Summary:

The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for the setup, maintenance and administration of a variety of enterprise Linux Servers. The position requires an individual who has demonstrated technical skills working in close collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders including infrastructure teams, DevOps, security, application owners, and leadership to provide enterprise system administration services. 

This position is eligible for remote work within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.  

Positions Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain and configure enterprise-class Linux servers and all related processes, including backup/restore, security policies, tuning, capacity planning, and monitoring of all resources to ensure high availability of all services provided
• Design, implement, monitor and maintain backup/recovery systems for Unix and Windows servers
• Address operational systems issues including Logical Volume Manager functions, file and share permissions, user accounts and installing applications
• Research and evaluate new technologies and present recommendations and justifications on hardware and software purchases
• Collaborate with service owners and vendors to define the scope of requests
• Assists in the development of long-range strategies for Linux systems support needs of the organization.
• Participate in release management functions, in coordination with Application Management group
• Implement and deploy EPIC requirements for management of data on SAN storage utilizing LVM and performance of OS.
• Write procedure documentation for peers and junior staff
• Write installation and setup documentation for supported systems
• Write and document test plans for system implementation and maintenance

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.

Experience Requirements:

• Typically 5-7 years of experience in System Administration and backup/restore management
• Experience with installation, maintenance, upgrade, configuration, problem resolution and performance tuning of Linux systems
• Capabilities to install, configure and manage Enterprise level backup and restore systems for all types of servers
• Proficient in programming with a scripting language such Korn Shell or Perl
• Familiar with Network and SAN-attached devices and tools such as Isilon

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiar with Ubuntu System Administration
• Working knowledge of IBM/Cohesity and Dell/EMC PPDM/Avamar backup products
• Working with Cloud-based server and applications, including backup and recovery, Cybersecurity and Air-Gap solutions
• Experience with one or more of the following: Zabbix Monitoring, VMware, Ansible Automation, database administration
• Systems administration experience in a healthcare environment
• Familiarity with Linux server security hardening methodologies and practical implementation experience.
• Experience with networking, including firewalls, VPNs, DNS, load balancers, virtual networks, and ExpressRoute/VPN gateways
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/AKS)